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Real questions people have asked our AI Parliamentarian, lightly edited and anonymized. Have your own? Ask it here.


Can an approved motion be rescinded or repealed under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

Can an approved motion be repealed?

Is a quorum required to approve minutes under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

Is a quorum needed to approve minutes?

What happens when the president resigns before the organizational meeting

Asked November 2026

What happens if the president resigns before the organizational meeting takes place?

Can the chair present a motion on a 14-member board

Asked November 2026

Our board has 14 members. Can the chair present (make) a motion?

Should an official reappointment vote be in open or closed session

Asked November 2026

When reappointing an official, is it done in closed session or open session?

What is a quorum under Robert's Rules of Order

Asked November 2026

What is a quorum?

Should ballot vote results show name only or full vote count

Asked November 2026

In a ballot vote, are results displayed with the name and vote count, or just the name?

Can an HOA board forgive debt or waive assessments without a homeowner vote

Asked November 2026

Does the board have the right to forgive money owed to an HOA without a homeowner vote?

Does long-standing custom have the status of a standing rule under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

When a procedure has been customary for many years, does it acquire the status of a standing rule?

How much notice is required for a special meeting under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

What is the timeline for notice of a special meeting?

Does a standing rule take effect immediately when adopted

Asked November 2026

Once a standing rule is voted on and adopted, is it immediately in effect?

Can you amend bylaws to change a fixed member number to a percentage

Asked November 2026

Can I make a motion to amend the bylaws so that instead of a fixed number of members, it uses a percentage?

Who accepts an elected officer resignation board or general membership

Asked November 2026

Does an elected officer's resignation have to go before the general membership, or can the board of directors handle it?

What is a point of order under Robert's Rules of Order

Asked November 2026

What is a point of order?

How are the rules for a ballot election set under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

How are the rules for a ballot election set?

Must a chair formally call a meeting to order under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

Must a meeting be formally opened with a call to order?

Must the chair ask for further nominations three times under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

Must you ask if there are further nominations three times?

Can a past officer vote at meetings under Robert's Rules

Asked November 2026

Can a past officer vote at meetings?

Who can run a meeting when both president and vice president are absent

Asked November 2026

Who can run a meeting in the absence of both the president and the vice-president?

Can a new motion be worded to supersede an existing motion

Asked November 2026

Can a new motion be worded to supersede an existing motion?