vote by phone

[Guest jimlister@insulators6.org]

does a vote by phone for a recommendation to sponsor an event at $1000.00 need to be a unanimous decision?

[Richard Brown]

38 minutes ago, Guest jimlister@insulators6.org said:

does a vote by phone for a recommendation to sponsor an event at $1000.00 need to be a unanimous decision?

Well, we need to back up a little and we need more information. For openers, per the rules in RONR, telephone votes are not allowed unless they are permitted by your bylaws or some other superior rule or law. Do your bylaws permit telephone votes?

Whether a unanimous vote is required for such an authorization by telephone should be provided for in your own rules which permit Voting by phone. If your rules do permit voting by phone, but do not specify the vote threshold for such a vote, and if RONR is the governing authority, then only a majority vote is normally required. However, pay particular  attention to the phrase “normally required“. Depending on the nature of the motion, it is possible that a two thirds vote or some other threshold is required  

We really need more information in order to answer your question and you need to first determine whether your bylaws permit telephone votes. 

Edited to add: The amount of money involved is not a factor under the rules in RONR.
 

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2021 at 01:49 PM by Richard Brown
Typographical correction and added last paragraph