HOA President voting

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GlenW1 (North Carolina)
Posts: 1

Posted:

I have been following Robert's Rules of Order in our HOA BOD meetings. "The president only votes to break a tie vote." I have been told that the 'Board' can bring up issues via e-mail and vote via e-mail between regularly scheduled meetings if there is an urgentcy. If this occurs, I have been told that there must be a unanimous vote for the motion to be carried (approved). Does anyone know where this rule is published? Does the president have the right to vote when using e-mail?

RogerB (Colorado)
Posts: 5,067

Posted:

Glen, when voting by email is allowed between meetings the President may vote and may also vote at a HOA Board meetings; and the President may vote all the time, not just to break ties. The only time they may not vote is when there is a conflict of interest involved; and that applies to all Board members.

DonnaS (Tennessee)
Posts: 5,671

Posted:

Glen,
When you state that the President does not vote, according to RRoO, that is a generic interpretation of the rules. Your HOA Board must follow your own documents as for voting and the role of the President. I am sure he is a voting member of the Board and not just a tie breaker. Roberts Rules is procedures to hold and guide meetings in general. Unless, as Roger said, there would be a conflict of inerest on the Presidents part, he is a voting member.

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

That may apply to large boards of 12 or more, but is not a RONR "rule'

RONR says: If the presiding officer is a member of the assembly, he can vote as any other member when the vote is by ballot.

In all other cases, the presiding officer can, but is not obligated to, vote when ever his vote affects the result. - to break a tie or to affect the 2/3 requirement.

The chair cannot vote twice, once as a member, then again in his capacity as presiding officer.

MichaelK11 (Texas)
Posts: 432

Posted:

Susan,

What does that mean, please? When is the presiding officer not a member of the assembly? In HOA's, isn't this almost always the case, whether the assembly is the BoD or a meeting of the Membership?

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

The 'presiding officer' is simply the person who runs the meeting. Sometimes a group may, if documents permit, elect or appoint or even hire someone to come in and run the meetings.

If bylaws say the president leads all meetings, then the president must do that. But the president is still a member and has a vote.

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