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Posts Tagged ‘procedure in committee’

Can committees take official votes? Is a “straw poll” allowed?

By Ann Macfarlane | June 4, 2021 | 2

Dear Dinosaur: A secretary forwarded a board member’s question: “I have always been told that we could not take an official vote in committee. Can you find anything about this?” This came up in a governance committee where members were “voting” to move a policy change to the whole board for vote. Is this straw…

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