Guest Erika Posted January 27, 2021 at 06:16 PM Report Posted January 27, 2021 at 06:16 PM If you organization has outdated bylaws, that has no voting criteria listed, so we defer to Robert’s Rules and/or go to simple majority vote. Quote
Richard Brown Posted January 27, 2021 at 07:07 PM Report Posted January 27, 2021 at 07:07 PM 41 minutes ago, Guest Erika said: If you organization has outdated bylaws, that has no voting criteria listed, so we defer to Robert’s Rules and/or go to simple majority vote. Can you elaborate on what you mean when you say your bylaws have "no voting criteria listed"? If RONR is your parliamentary authority, then if your bylaw are silent as to voting thresholds for various purposes, then, yes, you default to the rules in RONR. A regular majority vote is the vote required to adopt MOST motions, but there are quite a few exceptions, such as the motion for "the previous question", which ends debate and also for amending bylaws, both of which normally require a two-thirds vote. A motion to suspend the rules also requires a two thirds vote. If you do not already have it, I strongly urge you to get a copy of RONR (Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition) or RONR In Brief. Please do not use some "knockoff" version! Use the right book. https://robertsrules.com/books/ Quote
Guest Puzzling Posted January 27, 2021 at 08:59 PM Report Posted January 27, 2021 at 08:59 PM The bylaws are the bylaws, how outdated or up to date they are. If the organisation wants it can do a general revision of the bylaws (RONR 12 57:5) but even in to do this the old bylaws rule , and RONR is only for filling where the old bylaws and the law are silent. So maybe quote the old bylaws at least in what they say about changing them. Quote
Gary Novosielski Posted January 28, 2021 at 03:42 AM Report Posted January 28, 2021 at 03:42 AM 9 hours ago, Guest Erika said: If you organization has outdated bylaws, that has no voting criteria listed, so we defer to Robert’s Rules and/or go to simple majority vote. You would defer to the rules in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised. Quote
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