Jock Wagner Posted October 14, 2021 at 12:45 PM Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 at 12:45 PM Can the same motion be made at several meetings and the votes accumulated from each meeting before determining whether the motion passes without performing the vote by secret ballot (an election)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 14, 2021 at 12:53 PM Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 at 12:53 PM On 10/14/2021 at 7:45 AM, Jock Wagner said: Can the same motion be made at several meetings and the votes accumulated from each meeting before determining whether the motion passes without performing the vote by secret ballot (an election)? No, and in fact the exact procedure you describe could not be done even with a ballot vote. If a motion is made several times, then it is a new motion each time it is made. The polls could be held open for multiple meetings for a ballot vote, but the motion would only be made once in such a case. This could not be done for other types of votes. For one thing, most methods of voting (a rising vote, etc.) don't track whether individual members have voted. More importantly, the rules do not permit conducting other business during voting, except in the case of a ballot vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Wagner Posted October 14, 2021 at 12:57 PM Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 at 12:57 PM On 10/14/2021 at 7:53 AM, Josh Martin said: No, and in fact the exact procedure you describe could not be done even with a ballot vote. If a motion is made several times, then it is a new motion each time it is made. The polls could be held open for multiple meetings for a ballot vote, but the motion would only be made once in such a case. This could not be done for other types of votes. For one thing, most methods of voting (a rising vote, etc.) don't track whether individual members have voted. More importantly, the rules do not permit conducting other business during voting, except in the case of a ballot vote. Thanks for the quick reply! Do you happen to have an references for this from RONR by chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 14, 2021 at 07:24 PM Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 at 07:24 PM On 10/14/2021 at 7:57 AM, Jock Wagner said: Do you happen to have an references for this from RONR by chance? "When a vote is being taken, no interruption is permitted from the time that any member has actually voted until all have presumably voted, unless as sometimes occurs in ballot voting, other business is being conducted during voting." RONR (12th ed.) 45:6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock Wagner Posted October 14, 2021 at 07:26 PM Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 at 07:26 PM On 10/14/2021 at 2:24 PM, Josh Martin said: "When a vote is being taken, no interruption is permitted from the time that any member has actually voted until all have presumably voted, unless as sometimes occurs in ballot voting, other business is being conducted during voting." RONR (12th ed.) 45:6 Thank you so much Josh Martin! You have saved me so much research time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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