Guest Miss Posted September 13, 2020 at 02:59 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 at 02:59 AM I live in a Coop and our Bylaws do not allow for Members to be elected onto the Board if they are in arrears. At a recent meeting, 2 Members were elected and they were both in arrears. One was removed the next day and the other, despite it being the exact same situation, was not. It was brought to the Boards attention and they are choosing to ignore the rules. What does this do to the validity of the votes that happen in the future? And who can a person go to if their Board is not following their Bylaws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted September 13, 2020 at 03:11 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 at 03:11 AM (edited) Decisions that are decided by one vote maybe may be challenged. The board is under the authority of the association. So the next step would be to bring it to the attention of the general membership at a meeting. Do your bylaws allow for members to require a special meeting of the membership? Note that, normally, a point of order about a violation of the rules must be made in a timely manner. However, this is one of those exceptions to that timeliness rule because a violation of the bylaws is a continuing breach. Edited September 13, 2020 at 08:54 AM by Atul Kapur Corrected typo, as indicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Miss Posted September 13, 2020 at 03:27 AM Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 at 03:27 AM 28 minutes ago, Guest Miss said: I live in a Coop and our Bylaws do not allow for Members to be elected onto the Board if they are in arrears. At a recent meeting, 2 Members were elected and they were both in arrears. One was removed the next day and the other, despite it being the exact same situation, was not. It was brought to the Boards attention and they are choosing to ignore the rules. What does this do to the validity of the votes that happen in the future? And who can a person go to if their Board is not following their Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 13, 2020 at 04:46 PM Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 at 04:46 PM 13 hours ago, Guest Miss said: What does this do to the validity of the votes that happen in the future? It could potentially affect the validity of those votes where it can be demonstrated that the one ineligible board member's vote could have made a difference. The validity of other votes would not be affected. 13 hours ago, Guest Miss said: And who can a person go to if their Board is not following their Bylaws? The membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 13, 2020 at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 at 09:14 PM 18 hours ago, Guest Miss said: I live in a Coop and our Bylaws do not allow for Members to be elected onto the Board if they are in arrears. At a recent meeting, 2 Members were elected and they were both in arrears. One was removed the next day and the other, despite it being the exact same situation, was not. It was brought to the Boards attention and they are choosing to ignore the rules. What does this do to the validity of the votes that happen in the future? And who can a person go to if their Board is not following their Bylaws? I mourn the demise of the diaeresis in English. There is a fairly large difference between living in a coöp, and living in a coop. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryn Ann Harlos Posted September 14, 2020 at 08:08 AM Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 at 08:08 AM Yes I know - I was going to say, appeal to the rooster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 14, 2020 at 08:08 PM Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 at 08:08 PM Eggxactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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