remedy when RR not followed

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

It depends on the nature of the violation. Some are minor, some are not."

[Guest lucy flanagan]

Thank you, Mr. Mountcastle for your reply. Situation in question involves a Chairman of the Board calling for a vote by email, when email voting has not been allowed in the bylaws, urging members to vote a certain way, bringing the issue to vote before th"

[Guest Dan Honemann]

Procedures to be followed for the institution and conduct of disciplinary proceedings are found in Chapter 20 of RONR, 10th ed."

[Guest John M.]

>>calling for a vote by email, when email voting has not been allowed in the bylaws,<<

This is the most serious violation, and it would cause the vote to be null and void.

I also suggest taking a look at FAQ #20, elsewhere on"

[Guest lucy flanagan]

Mr. Mountcastle,

I hope I'm not being a pest...

On "Term of Office" the bylaws state, "Unless officer dies, resigns or is removed from office he or she shall hold office until next annual meeting of the Board or until his or he"

[Guest Chris H]

What do the bylaws say about removing people not elected or appointed by the Board (hopefully the Board doesn't elect or appoint their own leaving the membership in the cold)?"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>How do you go after an entire Board?<<

See FAQ #20, elsewhere on this site.

And note that you won't be removing the officers (presumably) elected (or appointed) by the board, you'll be removing board members (presumably) el"

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Hi, Chris H.,

Thank you very much for putting your mind to my question. Bylaws say, re. vacancies:

"A vacancy in any office created by the death, resignation, removal, disqualification, creation of a new office or any other cause may be fille"

[Guest John M.]

If your Bylaws are silent as to removal of officers elected by the general membership, not the board, then I believe that due to the "or until their successors are elected clause," the election of the officers could be rescinded by the general m"

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

On directors, "Removal," the bylaws state, "At a meeting of the Board of Directors, notice of this pending action having been given, one or more Directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, by two-thirds of the votes cast by"

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Lucy Flanagan,

Are you asking a question about your bylaws, or asking a question about Robert's Rules of Order?

Your removal process is highly customized. No one here can say with certainty how to implement it.

Your rule goes against the"

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Bylaws state, under Rules of Procedure, "the rules of procedure at meetings of the Board shall be rules contained in Roberts' Rules of Order on Parliamentary Procedure, newly revised, so far as applicable and when not inconsistent with these Bylaws, "

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>or any resolution of the Board<<

That seems like a very dangerous loophole that should be closed ASAP."

[Guest Nancy N.]

A couple of things stand out to me. First is the apparent requirement for previous notice for removing directors ("notice of this pending action having been given") (in Ms. Flanagan's post of 5/11 at 4:42 PM). So probably it's not in order to "

[Guest John M.]

>>"the rules of procedure at meetings of the Board shall be rules contained in Roberts' Rules of Order on Parliamentary Procedure, newly revised, so far as applicable and when not inconsistent with these Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation or any"

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Thank you very much for your attention to my situation. I will raise the issue next opportunity."

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Thank you for your attention my dilemma. Bylaws say that board members ("directors"), annually elected by the assembly, may be removed by a 2/3 vote of the board. When the whole board is failing to observe its own bylaws, namely conforming to Ro"

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Thanks, Nancy N. I'll ring off for now. It does seem like I'm being irrelevant with questions on what to do when RR is not being followed. I intend to educate myself so I can influence the organization in a positive way. Many thanks."

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Thanks for your help. Signing off."

[Guest Lucy Flanagan]

Can you refer me to a hired gun, as in parliamentarian or lawyer? Preferably pro bono?"

[Guest John M.]

>>I guess you're not going to be able to employ Robert's Rules to remedy the situation.<<

The reason you can't use the disciplinary procedures in Robert's Rules to remedy the situation is because you have customized procedures in your"