Ken Moellman, Judicial Committee Chair, has issued a definitive analysis of the process by which the Judicial Committee fills its vacancies. It is 27 pages of careful bylaws argumentation, available as a PDF at the link.
Ken Moellman, Judicial Committee Chair, has issued a definitive analysis of the process by which the Judicial Committee fills its vacancies. It is 27 pages of careful bylaws argumentation, available as a PDF at the link.
he problem is on p. 3. “My personal opinion is that the initial challenge to the chair’s ruling made by Mr. Ciesielski should have been heard by the body, but subsequent actions, specifically the motion by Mr. Starr, did give the body the ability to weigh in. When given that opportunity, the body chose not to do so. ”
An action taken in violation of the rights of an individual member, e,g. to have the rule enforced is void (RONR, 23:6 e). Further, if sufficient members are deprived of the right to vote that it affects the result, that renders the decision void (23:7).
The vacancy was created in violation of those rights and was void in its creation.