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From: Tim Stowell <>
Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] CALL THE QUESTION
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:39:02 -0400


At 07:29 PM 4/30/01 -0500, you wrote:
>At 11:35 AM 4/30/01 -0700, Richard Harrison wrote:
>>I call the question on Joe Zsedeny's appeal of the Chair's ruling.
>>
>>-Isaiah
>
>I don't believe there is a need to call the question... my understanding of
>the following from http://www.constitution.org/rror/rror-04.htm#21 is that
>once the appeal was seconded Mr. Stowell should have immediately stated the
>question at issue,given his reasons if he wished or thought necessary and
>then asked if his decision should be sustained which should be followed by
>the vote. (Note: by evidence elsewhere Mr. Stowell was online and receiving
>mail after the appeal and second were posted.)

Actually I was at work - where I receive Board-exec mail only. I don't get
or read
Board-l mail at work nor can I respond to it, since I don't read/see it
until the
evening.

Unlike several of you that seem to be online day and night - I am not retired
or living the leisurely life.

Here at 1030 this evening is my first sight of this note.

Tim

>"When a member wishes to appeal from the decision of the chair he rises as
>soon a the decision is made, even though another has the floor, and without
>waiting to be recognized by the chair, says, "Mr. Chairman, I appeal from
>the decision of the chair." If this appeal is seconded, the chair should
>state clearly the question at issue, and his reasons for the decision if he
>thinks it necessary, and then state the question thus: "The question is,
>'Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the assembly [or
>society, or club, etc.]?'" or, "Shall the decision of the chair be
>sustained?" To put the question he would say, "Those in the affirmative say
>aye," and after the affirmative vote has been taken he would say, "Those in
>the negative say no. The ayes have it and the decision of the chair is
>sustained [or stands as the judgment of the assembly]." Or, "The noes have
>it and the decision of the chair is reversed." In either case he
>immediately announces what is before the assembly as the result of
>the vote. "
>
>Holly
>
>
>

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