Blue Ribbon Posted November 30, 2023 at 04:21 AM Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 at 04:21 AM Our organization has 6 board members; pres, vice pres, secretary , treasurer, Sargent arms, recorder. The last two positions are vacant.. leaving only four. We spilt 2/2 on voting in new board members… how do we break the tie?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blue Ribbon Posted November 30, 2023 at 04:34 AM Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 at 04:34 AM We have 4 members left on our board, how do we break a tie when voting on new members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 30, 2023 at 04:52 AM Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 at 04:52 AM (edited) If four people vote, a majority is 3. Ties are, by definition, less than a majority, and so any motion that results in a tie simply fails, like any other vote that is less than a majority. There's nothing that needs breaking. The only time ties are a problem is in an election, where not electing anyone is not an option, so repeated balloting is required. But the principle is the same--election requires a majority, which means strictly more than half of the votes cast. Edited November 30, 2023 at 04:55 AM by Gary Novosielski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 30, 2023 at 08:32 PM Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 at 08:32 PM (edited) On 11/29/2023 at 10:21 PM, Blue Ribbon said: Our organization has 6 board members; pres, vice pres, secretary , treasurer, Sargent arms, recorder. The last two positions are vacant.. leaving only four. We spilt 2/2 on voting in new board members… how do we break the tie?? Vote again, and keep voting until you break the tie. Learn how to compromise. If there's two positions open, seems like an easy way to split the baby would be to agree to one side's choice for one position and one side's choice for the other. On 11/29/2023 at 10:52 PM, Gary Novosielski said: If four people vote, a majority is 3. Ties are, by definition, less than a majority, and so any motion that results in a tie simply fails, like any other vote that is less than a majority. There's nothing that needs breaking. The only time ties are a problem is in an election, where not electing anyone is not an option, so repeated balloting is required. But the principle is the same--election requires a majority, which means strictly more than half of the votes cast. And it looks like they are having an election. On 11/29/2023 at 10:21 PM, Blue Ribbon said: Our organization has 6 board members; pres, vice pres, secretary , treasurer, Sargent arms, recorder. The last two positions are vacant.. leaving only four. We spilt 2/2 on voting in new board members… how do we break the tie?? On 11/29/2023 at 10:34 PM, Guest Blue Ribbon said: We have 4 members left on our board, how do we break a tie when voting on new members Edited November 30, 2023 at 08:33 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 30, 2023 at 10:18 PM Report Share Posted November 30, 2023 at 10:18 PM On 11/30/2023 at 3:32 PM, Josh Martin said: And it looks like they are having an election. That's why I gave the rules for both cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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