FILE: BCBG
VOTING METHOD AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
An affirmative vote of a simple majority of the members present and voting shall be necessary for the passage of any motion, except in such instances as the law or other policies of the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board may require a larger vote. Every member present, including the President, shall be entitled to one vote.
All voting shall be by voice or by the use of an electronic voting system which shall reflect simultaneously a "yes," "no," or "abstain" vote for each and all members present. When any vote does not correctly reflect the voting intent of a member of the School Board, that member may correct his/her vote by immediately advising the presiding officer of such error prior to the announcement of the vote by the presiding officer. Once the announcement of the outcome of the vote is made by the presiding officer, no Board member will be allowed to change their vote. A roll call vote may be requested by any member and/or ordered by the President, with the vote of each member recorded in the minutes. All yea, nay and abstain votes shall be recorded, by name, in the official minutes.
The vote may be taken by roll call of the members present at the discretion of the presiding officer. Each School Board Member must be present in his/her seat in order to have his/her vote counted unless exemptions provided by Policy BCAD have been made; and no School Board Member or other person may cast a vote, in any manner, for another member of the School Board.
There shall be no voting by proxy and no voting by secret ballot.
In determining whether a particular motion, resolution or action of the School Board has received the requisite number of "yea" votes, an "abstention" shall not be counted and that member shall be considered as not voting. This rule shall apply regardless of whether the required number of favorable votes must be of the total membership of the School Board, of those members present, or, of those members present and voting.
No action shall be taken by the School Board except as set forth above at a properly called regular or special meeting.
New policy: August 8, 2024
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 18:602, 42:14, 42:1120
Board minutes, 3-14-19, 8-8-24
St. John the Baptist Parish School Board