Can one member recind vote after executive BOD mtg?

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KarenT (Washington)
Posts: 250

Posted:

Our BOD recently held an executive BOD mtg to discuss some sensitive issues. All the BOD members voted "yes" for all the issues. The very next day one BOD member sent out a letter stating she was recinding her vote. Can she legally do that after the "official" meeting? She even signed the sheet with the votes. The remaining votes constituted the quorum so does it really matter if she recinded her vote or not?

BruceF1 (Connecticut)
Posts: 2,535

Posted:

According to accepted parliamentary procedure (such as Roberts Rules), no. A member may change his/her vote only before the result of the vote is announced. Once the result is announced, what is done is done. Sorry to use this example, but it's like killing someone. You can't unkill him the next day.

However, what one can do at a future meeting is to make a motion to rescind the action that was voted on at a previous meeting. The member can then vote in favor of rescinding the previous action, thereby indicating she is now opposed to the previous action. A motion to rescind requires a 2/3 majority to pass if no prior notice is given, or a simple majority to pass if prior notice is given (such as a letter to the board indicating her intention to make that motion at a future meeting.)

What you choose to to is up to you, but if you are following accepted parliamentary procedure, no, her vote cannot be changed.

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

The motion can also be amended.

She simply needs to introduce the motion to amend and proceed from there.

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