unusual voting rules

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>if an organization were to specifically put such a provision in its bylaws, that would override the rule in RONR, right?<<

Right.

Bylaws supersede RONR. But you know that.

As for this particular proposal, get the b"

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Trina,

>>However, there must be good reasons, . . . why this is not often done.<<

kg: Indeed.

Do the math.

• A meeting of 10 suddenly becomes a meeting of 40.

• Debate of 20 minutes average sudden"

[Guest Nancy N.]

C'mon. Do you think it's that scary? Trina's group?"

[Guest Larry Cisar]

You know an issue is coming up at the board so pack the meeting with those who support your position.

How do you determine the quorum for this floating body?

And many more problems with this floating membership idea."

[Guest Nancy N.]

That's not what they do. Thats not the kind of people they are.

The board's quorum is the quorum. Are all these snowballing problems this easily melted away?

I'll anticipate one: five years from now there are nasty people who might we"

[Guest John M.]

>>However, there must be good reasons, based on the experience of many organizations over the years, why this is not often done...<<

What you would effectively be doing is making the board a volunteer body, because anyone who shows up"

[Guest Rob Elsman]

The easier thing to do, if it seems opportune, is for the society to amend its bylaws to do away with the board and lower the quorum requirement for meetings of the society's general membership assembly. There may be a problem with this if the society is "

[Guest Dan Honemann]

Question:

>>if an organization were to specifically put such a provision in its bylaws, that would override the rule in RONR, right?<<

Initial response:

>>Right.

>>Bylaws supersede RONR. But you "

[Guest Trina]

Thanks to all, for thoughtful and thought-provoking responses.

My thought was that the member's suggestion would actually be more properly framed as a suggestion to do away with the board entirely, and to conduct all business by meetings of the g"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>She also said her church conducts business in this way<<

I think there's a big difference between an assembly without a defined membership (e.g. a church congregation) and a board (i.e. a church council).

It's one thing to "