Guest Shannon Dawson Posted October 19, 2010 at 03:37 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 03:37 PM I would like to know the correct procedure to bring a motion back to the table for reconsideration of a motion that ended in a tie at last board meeting. There was a board member missing and the vote ended in a 3 to 3 tie. Does this then mean the motion would need to be made by a board member that voted against it due to the fact the motion failed? Please advise. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 19, 2010 at 03:44 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 03:44 PM Does this then mean the motion would need to be made by a board member that voted against it due to the fact the motion failed?Yep (because that was "the prevailing side").[Although, in RONR terms, the motion is not being brought back to the table. It's more like being brought back to the floor.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:10 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:10 PM Yep (because that was "the prevailing side").[Although, in RONR terms, the motion is not being brought back to the table. It's more like being brought back to the floor.]Well, you must be assuming these two meetings are in one session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shannon Dawson Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:27 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:27 PM Well, you must be assuming these two meetings are in one session.They are two seperate sessions. Original Motion made at October board meeting. Motion to reconsider to be made at November board meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:55 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:55 PM They are two seperate sessions. Original Motion made at October board meeting. Motion to reconsider to be made at November board meeting.The motion to reconsider is not in order at a separate session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shannon Dawson Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:59 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 04:59 PM The motion to reconsider is not in order at a separate session.How do you suggest we re approach the motion at a following board meeting? Any advise is appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 19, 2010 at 05:27 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 05:27 PM How do you suggest we re approach the motion at a following board meeting? Any advise is appreciated. Thank you.Sorry, I should have added that the motion, since it was defeated before, can be brought up anew at any new session, by any member. RONR, p. 325ff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 19, 2010 at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 at 06:05 PM They are two seperate sessions. Original Motion made at October board meeting. Motion to reconsider to be made at November board meeting.Just make the motion again at the next meeting. A motion that is lost can be renewed at the next session, and the next, and so on, until it is adopted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda Posted October 20, 2010 at 02:10 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 at 02:10 PM Is this true even if the motion was lost at an October meeting but someone wishes to open the topic again at the November meeting? The issue was not resolved at the Oct meeting. Can you tell me where to find the reference in my Robert's Rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 20, 2010 at 02:20 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 at 02:20 PM Is this true even if the motion was lost at an October meeting but someone wishes to open the topic again at the November meeting?Yes.The issue was not resolved at the Oct meeting. Can you tell me where to find the reference in my Robert's Rules?Yes. See RONR(10th ed.), p. 326, l. 17 - 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dan Posted October 20, 2010 at 05:26 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 at 05:26 PM Is this true even if the motion was lost at an October meeting but someone wishes to open the topic again at the November meeting? The issue was not resolved at the Oct meeting. Can you tell me where to find the reference in my Robert's Rules?Actually, the issue was resolved at the October meeting - the motion failed. It doesn;t matter if it failed by a vote of 3-3 or 0-6 - the motion failed.Anyone can make the motion again at the next meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 20, 2010 at 06:10 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 at 06:10 PM The issue was not resolved at the Oct meeting. Can you tell me where to find the reference in my Robert's Rules?Yes, the issue was resolved at the October meeting. The motion was defeated just as certainly as if it had been a unanimous No vote.I'm not sure of the page that says that if a motion is defeated it is defeated, but someone with a Book handy might find it for you.Of course that doesn't mean you can't move it, or something like it, at a future session. You can. Well, any member can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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