2/3 majority vote

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

I'm afraid you're going to have to figure out what your bylaws mean.

RONR defines a "two-thirds vote" as the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present AND VOTING. So a vote of 1-0 would constitute a two-thirds vote."

[Guest Karen]

But if the "entire Board" has only 12 members, isn't 2/3 of 12 only 8? Why do we need 9 votes?"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>isn't 2/3 of 12 only 8?<<

Yes it is.

I'm afraid I didn't do the math and just took your president's word. Let that be a lesson . . . to me!

I suspect your president was taking the meaning of "majority" (m"

[Guest Karen]

How do we figure it out? I mean do we need a legal opinion or can we make a motion to define "2/3 majority"? If so, would a majority vote be needed?"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

When a motion gets a bare two-thirds vote and the chair rules the motion lost (defeated), immediately make a point of order. The chair will (presumably) rule it not well taken. Appeal the ruling. The assembly (by majority vote) will decide who's "rig"

[Guest JDStackpole]

And if you _really_ want to do mathematics consider that "2/3 majority"

is

2/3 * (more than 1/2)

which, carrying out the multiplication, equals

(more than 2/6) or "more than 1/3"

"2/3 majori"

[Guest Trina]

> How do we figure it out? I mean do we need a legal opinion or can we make a motion to define "2/3 majority"? If so, would a majority vote be needed? <

Interpretation of ambiguous language in the bylaws is the responsibility of t"