Guest CLM Posted December 7, 2022 at 07:44 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 at 07:44 PM If a board member, in this case the president, chooses to not cast a vote on a bylaw change, are they counted in determining the super majority (80%) needed to pass the change, or is it 80% of ONLY the votes that are casted if the bylaws read as follows - bylaws may be amended or changed by super majority (80%) vote of Board at any monthly or special meeting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 7, 2022 at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 at 07:49 PM Based on the language you quoted, an abstention does not affect the outcome. The quoted language requires an 80% vote of those members who are present and Voting. Abstentions are ignored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted December 7, 2022 at 08:03 PM Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 at 08:03 PM On 12/7/2022 at 2:49 PM, Richard Brown said: Based on the language you quoted, an abstention does not affect the outcome. The quoted language requires an 80% vote of those members who are present and Voting. Abstentions are ignored. This is one of those times where I wished you insisted on verbatim language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 8, 2022 at 12:58 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 at 12:58 AM I thought that last sentence was verbatim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 8, 2022 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 at 01:32 AM (edited) Re-writing post. Copy and paste didn't work right. Edited December 8, 2022 at 01:42 AM by Richard Brown Re-writing post. Quote I was copying screwed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 8, 2022 at 01:34 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 at 01:34 AM (edited) Re-writing post Edited December 8, 2022 at 01:43 AM by Richard Brown Still trying to get the system to quote correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia Percell, PRP Posted December 8, 2022 at 06:40 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 at 06:40 AM When the OP prefaced the language with, "the bylaws read as follows" that suggests to me it is a verbatim quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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