Some organisations and some motions require a two-thirds vote to pass. [pause] Be seated.". Alan Jennings, PRP, is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian credentialed by the National Association of Parliamentarians. In very large assemblies, voting cards are probably the most efficient means for deciding most questions because large groups require large rooms, making it all the more difficult for a presiding officer to discern the result of a voice vote or to tell who's standing and who is not.
\n \n\nIf the chair decides that the rising vote isn't conclusive enough, then he should retake the vote as a counted vote to ascertain the result. Please contact [emailprotected]. There seems to be double confusion here: a "vote of acclamation" is not defined in RONR, indeed it is an oxymoron (I have been waiting SOOO long to be able to use that word!) The chair says, \"All those in favor rise. This vote must be included as an item on the agenda and must name each qualified candidate that will be seated by acclamation if the item is approved by the board during the meeting. When the vote is close, your presiding officer can re-take the vote as a rising or counted vote on his own initiative.
\nThe presiding officer should always call for the negative vote as well as the positive one. receiving nomination: Notification . you need to know that we are narcotics anonymons and do not always get things right). Could you please quote what exactly your rules say on this subject? I move that debate be limited to . looking over the comments above i would like to ask if some one could tell me where in ronr it is stated that if there is a set of guidelines/police in place that ronr does not over ride them unless the guidelines/policy is changed to shown the ronr change.. is it in ronr for dumines please help as i have to present my caes before the meeting in a little over a week. 3/5 is less than 2/3, so obviously 4/5 or 5/5 are needed. Note that the chair doesnt have to vote in this scenario, but they can. The purpose of Robert's Rules of Order (parliamentary rules) is to allow the assembly to arrive at a decision as soon as the majority has come to a conclusion. 2 Steps to conduct an e-meeting 2.1 1. Nominations must be seconded, unless the bylaws indicate otherwise.