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- Can a board member abstain from part of a motion?
First off, you should not actually be voting on approving minutes Per RONR, once there are no corrections (or no further corrections) to the minutes, the chair simply declares them approved by saying something to the effect of, "There being no correcctions (or no further corrections), the minutes of the October 11 meeting are approved"
- General Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums
Hello, My question pertains to abstain and how to count in a vote Recently, our board was presented with a motion on a controversial subject Our board had six members in attendance and on board member absent Our bylaws state a majority of the board, 4, constitute a quorum To pass a motion , a
- Do abstain votes count in the tally? - General Discussion - The . . .
Scenario: Seven member board votes on a motion 3 vote yes - 2 vote no - 2 abstains Do "abstain" votes count?Is the motion adopted? Or, how many votes needed to adopt?Thanks - Bob
- Abstain versus Recuse from Voting - General Discussion - The Official . . .
There are often different rules for public bodies -- those are legal principles beyond the scope of this forum -- but generally speaking to abstain simply means you refrain from voting; you may have already debated, voted on amendments, moved to postpone, etc Not an issue You are still permitted to abstain on the final vote
- How to report in the minutes when a member abstains from voting
I work for a state agency and take minutes for several different committees and councils who hold regularly scheduled public meetings On several of the councils, there are voting members who work for other state agencies but would like to abstain from voting in order to avoid appearing politically motivated or partisan
- Abstaining from vote - General Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums
To the extent there is something suggesting members can only abstain in certain circumstances, it would have to be found in applicable law or your organization's rules "Although it is the duty of every member who has an opinion on a question to express it by his vote, he can abstain, since he cannot be compelled to vote " RONR (12th ed ) 45:4
- No Vote vs. Abstention - The Official RONR Q A Forums
To "abstain" means not to vote at all, and a member who makes no response if "abstentions" are called for abstains just as much as one who responds to that effect " (RONR 11th ed , p 45 ll 16-19) Whatever Mr X thinks he did, or did not do, by not casting a vote he in fact abstained
- Asking for just no and abstain? - General Discussion - The Official . . .
It makes no sense mathematically, because, in the first place, abstentions should not be asked for, and in the second place, not answering for abstentions is still an abstention Remaining completely silent is a perfectly proper way to abstain Besides, it just smacks of being a creepy workaround to well settled rules
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