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VOTING PROCEDURES OF MOTIONS & AMMENDMENTS:
ARTICLE #1:
MOTIONS REQURING A CLUB VOTE BY MEMBERS WILL UTILIZE A ROLL CALL METHOD OR SHOW OF HANDS.
MOTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING BY LAWS OR UTILIZATION OF CLUB FUNDS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE WITH MEMBERS NAME & VOTE RECORDED, WITH THE NUMBER OF MEMBER PERCENTAGE VOTED.
MEMBERS BRINGING MOTIONS TO CLUB FLOOR WILL BE GIVEN 3 MINUTES TO VOICE SPECIFICS OF MOTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTON FROM CLUB MEMBERS. UPON COMPLETION OF MOTION DESCRIPTION, MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS BY SHOW OF HANDS, WITHOUT A SHOW OF HAND FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION THE MOTION WILL BE PUT FORWARD FOR A SECOND. IF SECONDED, THE MOTION WILL BE PUT TO MEMBERS FOR A “YEA, NEA OR ABSTAIN” VOTE. WITH EACH MEMBERS NAME & VOTE RECORDED. THE SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL MONITOR TIME ALLOTMENTS AND MAINTAIN PROPER PROTICOL IS ADHERED TO.
ARTICLE #2:
VOTES REQUIRING A PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS.
IF AN INADEQUATE PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS ARE AT THE MEETING DURING VOTING, THOSE MEMBERS ATTENDING VOTES WILL BE RECORDED, ABSENTEE MEMBERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY 3 OFFICERS, PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY, THE ABSENTEE MEMBER WILL BE GIVEN THE MOTION THAT WAS SECONDED AND VIEWS GIVEN BY FLOOR. THE OFFICERS ARE NOT TO GIVE OPINIONS OR INDICATE OTHER MEMBERS VOTING TO PREVENT PARTNERSHIP. THE PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT/SECRETARY WILL THEN CONFER TO ENSURE GUIDELINES WERE MAINTAINED AND AN ACCURATE ABSENTEE VOTE IS RECORDED AND DOCUMENTED TO ROLL CALL,VOTING PERCENTAGE WILL THEN BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS AS A PASS OR FAIL MOTION.
ARTICLE #3:
EMERGENCY/SPECIAL VOTE.
EMERGENCY/SPECIAL VOTE ON A MOTION BROUGHT BY A MEMBER REQUIRING A PERCENTAGE VOTE BEFORE A SCHEDULED CLUB MEETING WILL BE ASSESSED BY THE PRESIDENT/VICE-PRSIDENT/SECRETARY FOR SECONDING BY OFFICERS. FOLLOWING THE SECONDING THE PRESIDENT SHALL CALL A SPECIAL CLUB MEETING AND INITIATE THE PERCENTAGE VOTE CLUB BYLAW. IF ALL 3 OFFICERS PRESIDENT/VICE-PRES/SECRETARY DO NOT AGREE TO SECOND THE MOTION. IT WILL BE A POINT OF BUSINESS TO MAKE THAT SPECIFIC MOTION THE FIRST POINT OF BUSINESS AT NEXT CLUB MEETING.
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