Guest Rhonda Friemoth Posted October 17, 2022 at 07:15 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 at 07:15 PM We currently have 6 board members (one recently resigned). What do we do in the event of a tie vote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puzzling Posted October 17, 2022 at 07:24 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 at 07:24 PM plain and simple The vote on the motion is lost. so the motion is not adopted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted October 17, 2022 at 11:08 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 at 11:08 PM Or, if it's in an election, you vote again, as often as necessary, until one candidate gets a majority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted October 18, 2022 at 12:10 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 at 12:10 AM On 10/17/2022 at 2:15 PM, Guest Rhonda Friemoth said: We currently have 6 board members (one recently resigned). What do we do in the event of a tie vote? Agreeing with puzzling and Mr. Merritt, a motion fails on a tie vote. A majority vote is required to adopt a motion and a tie vote is not a majority so the motion fails just as much as if the vote has been one yes vote and five no votes. The motion is not left hanging in limbo: it failed to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 18, 2022 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 at 12:59 AM On 10/17/2022 at 3:15 PM, Guest Rhonda Friemoth said: We currently have 6 board members (one recently resigned). What do we do in the event of a tie vote? To be adopted, a main motion requires a majority vote, i.e. more Yes votes than No votes. In the event of a tie vote, the above requirement is not met. Therefore, the motion is not adopted. The result is the same as if everyone voted against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia Percell, PRP Posted October 18, 2022 at 01:50 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 at 01:50 AM Piling on just to give a citation. Please see RONR (12th ed.) 44:1 for more details, but it includes that: "The word majority means 'more than half';" When it says "more than" half, it means that exactly equal to half is not sufficient to meet the standard for a majority vote. It needs "more" than that. Any amount more will suffice, even if it's a tiny fraction over half, but then with only 6 people you're not dealing with tiny fractions. If 6 people cast either a yes or a no vote, then you need at least 4 voting yes to meet the majority requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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