rulesonline.com is the cyber source for RRO as everyone calls it here.

It should also be available through your public library and local book stores.

Please....being new to PTO I have no idea what Robert's Rules are. Can anyone tell or tell me where to find them? This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Proxy voting and absentee voting must be specifically allowed in your bylaws. One stipulation: your organization must have adopted RONR (or some other authority) its parliamentary authority.
If not, you are guided by whatever your membership wants you to do.

Thank you!!! I'll let you know what I find out.

Originally posted by Sterling:
If our bylaws do NOT state that we CAN'T have absentee votes or proxy votes, does that mean that we can?

Technically Roberts Rules says that your by-laws need to state that you an provide such ballots before can. BUT if you go to the Q&A page of robertsrules.com there you will find people WAY more qualified than me to answer this.

Renee - i tried replying under the correct thread (ref cars and women playing dumb) but the system wouldnt let me so i am over here where it seems out of wack.....

"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb -- and I'm also not blonde. -Dolly Parton-