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Remedy for Chair's Incorrect Announcement of Voice Vote Reult


Weldon Merritt

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I recall reading in RONR that a Point of Order should not be used for the chair's erroneous announcement of the result of a voice vote, but a Division of the Assembly should be used instead. However, I can't find that in either the 11th or 12th editions. I suppose I could be mistaken, but I don't think so. I'm probably just overlooking it somehow. Can anyone point me to the right provision? 

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46 minutes ago, Weldon Merritt said:

I recall reading in RONR that a Point of Order should not be used for the chair's erroneous announcement of the result of a voice vote, but a Division of the Assembly should be used instead. However, I can't find that in either the 11th or 12th editions. I suppose I could be mistaken, but I don't think so. I'm probably just overlooking it somehow. Can anyone point me to the right provision? 

"The chair’s judgment as to the more numerous side in a vote, or whether there are two thirds in the affirmative, also is not a ruling and is not subject to appeal. If a member doubts the correctness of such an announced result, however, he should call for a Division (see 29) or move that the vote be counted." RONR (12th ed.) 24:7

"If the chair made a procedural error in declaring a motion adopted or lost, for example, in declaring that a motion which received a majority vote but not a two-thirds vote was adopted when a two-thirds vote was required under the rules, a point of order may be raised to that effect." RONR (12th ed.) 24:7n4

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