Guest Guest Mary Posted September 9, 2010 at 03:36 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 at 03:36 PM The question is if a committee has alternates, can or should those alternates be allowed to vote or in anyway participate in the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted September 9, 2010 at 03:51 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 at 03:51 PM The question is if a committee has alternates, can or should those alternates be allowed to vote or in anyway participate in the process?Since you have custom rules (alternates on a committee) it will be up to you all to work out the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted September 9, 2010 at 03:55 PM Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 at 03:55 PM If a committee has alternates, can or should those alternates be allowed to vote or in anyway participate in the process?Technically, no.An alternate, by definition, is not a member (yet!) of the body which is meeting.Some kind of process must be invoked or be completed to turn an alternate in a true sitting member.Rights of membership belong to members.Nonmembers have zero rights of membership.Whatever rule created your alternates (your system of swapping in/out alternates) may likely contain loopholes, exceptions, or any kind of juggling of the swap process. Look to your own rules, not Robert's Rules, for the swap process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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