File: BEDF - Voting Method

All voting shall be by roll call with each member present voting "Aye" or "No" alphabetically. However, election of the president and vice president may be by secret ballot. If a vote is taken by secret ballot, the outcome of the vote shall be recorded contemporaneously in the minutes.

A member may abstain from voting only if excused by the Board for good cause.

To pass, any motion must be approved by a majority of the members present except as state law or policies of this Board may require a majority of full membership or a two-thirds majority.

Adopted date of manual adoption, January 14, 1992

Revised January 14, 2014

Revised May 2, 2017

Reviewed August 21, 2023

LEGAL REFS.: C.R.S. 22-32-104 (3) (president and vice president must be elected by majority of the entire membership)

C.R.S. 22-32-108 (6) (voting by roll call, excused for good cause)

C.R.S. 22-32-108 (7)(a) (a board member who participates electronically in conformance with the board's policy on electronic meeting participation is considered "present")

C.R.S. 24-6-402 (2)(d)(IV) (outcome of a secret ballot vote must be recorded contemporaneously in the minutes)

C.R.S. 24-6-402 (4) (a two-thirds majority of the quorum present is required to go into executive session)

C.R.S. 24-18-109 (3) (conflict of interest and voting)

C.R.S. 24-18-110 (voluntary disclosure of conflict of interest)

CROSS REFS.: BCB, School Board Member Conflict of Interest

BE, School Board Meetings

BEAA*, Electronic Participation in School Board Meetings