Questions & Answers

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

Can a member organization route a resolution through committee to the faculty floor

Asked September 2026

A college holds monthly faculty meetings where a major part of the agenda consists of faculty reports. Outside of this, community members who are also members of a faculty union ch...

How long are ballots kept after an election under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

How long are ballots kept after an election?

How to word a bylaw amendment to allow mail-in ballots

Asked September 2026

How should we word a bylaw amendment to allow for mail-in ballots?

Can the runner-up automatically win if an elected candidate is ineligible

Asked September 2026

When electing officers, after the results were announced it was discovered that one candidate was ineligible for the position he was elected to. Can that position be assigned autom...

Can the voting rule be changed mid-meeting from one vote per team to one vote per person

Asked September 2026

Our meeting is conducted on the basis of one vote per team. Can that be changed from that point forward so that all members present can vote individually?

Does the chair get a deciding vote when a vote is tied

Asked September 2026

If a vote is tied, does the chair get to decide the outcome?

What is a motion of censure under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

Can you describe a motion of censure?

Who gets to speak first to a motion under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

Who speaks first to a motion on the floor?

What is a committee of the whole under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

What is a committee of the whole?

Procedure and presiding officer script for a general revision of bylaws

Asked September 2026

What are the details of the procedure for considering a general revision of the bylaws? What is the script for the presiding officer?

How to challenge or correct an inaccurate vote count by the chair

Asked September 2026

What can members do if the chair is recording inaccurate vote counts?

How to correct inaccurate or incomplete meeting minutes

Asked September 2026

How do I complain about submitted minutes that are inaccurate or have omissions, and get them corrected?

What is a special rule of order under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

What is a special rule of order?

How soon can a defeated bylaw amendment be brought up for a vote again

Asked September 2026

A bylaw amendment was voted down by the membership of a nonprofit organization. When and how can the amendment be brought up for a vote a second time?

What should a constitution contain if a club also has separate bylaws

Asked September 2026

What should the constitution of a nonprofit social club contain if the club also has separate bylaws?

Can a voting rule be changed mid-meeting from one vote per team to one vote per person

Asked September 2026

Our meetings are conducted with one vote per team. Can that be changed going forward so that all members present can vote individually?

Can a member-called committee meeting replace the committee chair

Asked September 2026

Our committee chair has not been calling meetings, so the committee members called a meeting themselves. Can we replace the chair at that member-called meeting?

Can committee members call their own meeting if the chair fails to do so

Asked September 2026

Our committee chair has not been calling meetings. Can the committee members call a meeting themselves?

How to make a motion under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

How do I make a motion at a meeting?

When can you interrupt a speaker under Robert's Rules

Asked September 2026

Can I interrupt a speaker during a meeting?