Tomm Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:00 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:00 PM Some are arguing that if the Minutes of a meeting where elections were held are not approved, the new electees can't take office??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:02 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:02 PM Some say lots of dumb things. Do you have a question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:04 PM Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:04 PM On 12/12/2023 at 12:02 PM, Joshua Katz said: Do you have a question? Nope! Just confirmation that it's not true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 at 07:05 PM Of course not. Actions take their effect when they happen, not when the minutes are approve. (How else could a meeting ever adjourn?) An election is an action. Unless the rules say otherwise, those elected take office after the election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted December 12, 2023 at 10:22 PM Report Share Posted December 12, 2023 at 10:22 PM I agree. The minutes are a record of the action, not the action itself (48:1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 13, 2023 at 04:28 AM Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 at 04:28 AM On 12/12/2023 at 2:00 PM, Tomm said: Some are arguing that if the Minutes of a meeting where elections were held are not approved, the new electees can't take office??? And others are arguing that the Earth is flat. Both groups are misinformed. In the first place, non-approval of minutes is not even an option. When minutes are being considered, if there are no corrections, or once all corrections have been considered, the minutes stand approved. The only way to object to the draft minutes is to offer a correction. And if the correction is not agreed to, then the language of the draft minutes stands. If the rules in RONR apply, the newly elected officers take office as soon as the results of the election are announced, which typically is before the minutes of that meeting are even written up, let alone approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 13, 2023 at 04:13 PM Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 at 04:13 PM On 12/12/2023 at 1:00 PM, Tomm said: Some are arguing that if the Minutes of a meeting where elections were held are not approved, the new electees can't take office??? No. This is a common misconception. Unless the organization's rules provide otherwise, actions are effective immediately upon adoption. The purpose of approving the minutes is solely to confirm that the minutes are an accurate and complete record of what occurred at that meeting and, if they are not, to correct the record so that they are. There is no need to wait until the minutes are approved for acts of the assembly to become effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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