Guest singer Posted January 4, 2011 at 05:27 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 at 05:27 PM On an elected board, can non-members address the board if they are not recognized by either a majority or supermajority. This question regards use of attorney's during an election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted January 4, 2011 at 05:43 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 at 05:43 PM On an elected board, can non-members address the board if they are not recognized by either a majority or supermajority. This question regards use of attorney's during an election.No, and the Chair has the right to eject the disruptive nonmember from the room subject to an Appeal from a member (RONR pp. 628-629). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted January 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM On an elected board, can non-members address the board if they are not recognized by either a majority or supermajority. This question regards use of attorney's during an election.Non-members may not address the board without the board's consent. The chair alone can't authorize it and, if he tries, a member can raise a Point of Order to that effect. It would take a majority vote to allow someone to address the board when no other business is pending. But to allow the person to actually speak in debate on a motion, that would require a 2/3 vote, because it suspends the rule which says that only members may take part in debate. The motion requires a second, and is neither amendable nor debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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