Ratify - Advanced Discussion - The Official RONR Q A Forums Thus ratify gains its effect of cementing the prior action After reading both your responses and the text in RONR, my understanding is that the actions are null and void UNLESS RATIFIED My argument would be, therefore, that the motion to ratify is required ONLY if the assembly or board desires to make the actions valid
Accept vs. Approve - The Official RONR Q A Forums A new board member recently made a point of advising that a certain motion be "accepted" rather than "approved" What is the difference? Is it appropriate for a member to call to "accept" the agenda but to "approve" the minutes, or vice versa, and does it matter?Thank you
Corresponding Secretary - The Official RONR Q A Forums My board is asking the corresponding secretary to do things that seem to beyond the scope of that officer's responsiblities I have concerns Should the corresponding secretary be sending out correspondence to persons that are not members of the society, should this officer be recording notes of
bylaw spelling - The Official RONR Q A Forums I am having a battle with an attorney who insists that bylaws is spelled by-laws with a hyphen I say it is without a hyphen: bylaws Who is right?