RESCIND

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

1. No, but previous notice will lower the voting requirement from a two-thirds vote to a majority vote.

2. No, any member may make the motion.

3. A majority with notice or, without notice, a two-thirds vote or a majority of the entire me"

[Guest Zeb]

1) What amount of time is considered appropriate "previous notice"? How is this determined?

2) I thought it had to be someone who had originally voted to support the motion.

3) When you say "majority of the entire membersh"

[Guest Chris H]

RONR pp. 293-299."

[Guest Zeb]

Thank you."

[Guest Zeb]

I am still not clear on the time period required to constitute sufficient notice regarding RESCINDING a former motion.

Would notice have had to be given at a previous board meeting? Nothing in our bylaws addresses this time period and I checked R"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

Giving previous notice at the preceding regular meeting will work. Otherwise the notice must be given "a reasonable time in advance".

But if you can muster a two-thirds vote, or the vote of a majority of the entire membership (of the bo"

[Guest Zeb]

This is helpful but I am still struggling with "a reasonable time in advance". That seems vague and open to interpretation if challenged...which it will be.

Are any examples given of what is "...reasonable..."?"

[Guest Chris H]

Previous notice in all its glory is discussed on RONR pp. 116-118."

[Guest Zeb]

That is exactly what I needed. Much appreciation, Zeb"

[Guest JDStackpole]

And the way "reasonable" gets defined for the situation at hand is...

Let us say the rescind motion passes by a bare majority of voters - not 2/3, not majority of entire membership.

After the vote, the chair declares the rescin"

[Guest Zeb]

Hmmm...interesting: So, basically, it comes down to (as with most things) WHO HAS THE MOST VOTES."

[Guest Chris H]

True. But if the members stay alert there shouldn't be a problem with an Appeal succeeding. In any case at least a majority of those who voted needed to be in favor of the recission. So if the motion to Rescind is adopted there would be enough votes to"