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Brainteaser Answer |
March 1, 2008 (Difficulty level = 4)
Question: If your parliamentary authority is Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th Edition), is it permissible for a board to take a vote by electronic mail (such as by e-mail)?
Answer: "It is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law that the right to vote is limited to the members of an organization who are actually present at the time the vote is taken in a legal meeting . . . . Exceptions to this rule must be expressly stated in the bylaws." RONR (10th Ed.) § 45 (p. 408-409).
