[Businessmtg] Acclaimation?

[Sandie Parkker]

Thank you for the clarification, Steve.

On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 11:42 PM Steve Rankin <steve at serenitysys.com> wrote:

> Hi Beverly,
>
> Actually, Linda's "Linda word" does exist in Al-Anon, though she misspelled
> it.  :-)
>
> I'm not sure what Linda's experience with "acclamation" is but I'll share
> mine & what I've seen at ASP.
>
> The gist of it is that instead of voting "for" or "against" a member to
> serve, a motion is made to elect the member by acclamation. That means
> unanimously.
>
> It depends on how the group works, but let's say that a f2f group has a
> policy of secret ballots when voting for trusted servants. A process that
> takes time, etc. But if there is only one member available for the
> position,
> and it seems that everyone is for them serving, then the Chair might ask
> for
> a motion to elect by acclamation which might be passed with a show of
> hands.
> Everyone says "Aye" and poof you've got a new trusted servant in seconds.
>
> FWIW, my home f2f group did that last week to elect a new GR. The business
> meeting took less than 30 seconds, not counting the Serenity Prayer before
> and after the business meeting. And no, it was not my idea, but, I did say
> "Aye". :-)
>
>
> Is it policy or procedure at ASP?
>
>
> A. Policy? No.
>
>
> B. Procedure? As in have we done this before?  Yes, I do remember doing it
> once.
>
>
> C. Could it be done again?  Yes. We have nothing that prohibits it.
>
>
> D. Does it always work or make sense? No. See, and acclamation requires a
> unanimous vote. So, if someone made a motion at ASP to elect The Tooth
> Fairy
> by acclamation and the motion did not pass 100%, then the Tooth Fairy
> didn't
> get elected, could have her feelings hurt, and we'd still need someone for
> the position.
>
>
> E. Would it make a difference in ASP?  No. Unlike a f2f meeting, any voting
> takes 7 days so there is no Speedy Gonzales advantage to it. So, while I
> personally like the idea in some situations, it doesn't change anything at
> ASP.
>
>
> Hugs,
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Businessmtg
> [mailto:businessmtg-bounces+steve=serenitysys.com at asp-afg.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Sandie Parkker
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 8:05 PM
> To: Steve - SC
> Cc: ASP Business
> Subject: [Businessmtg] Acclaimation?
>
> Hi Linda.  I would like to know what acclaimation is and if it is part of
> ASP policy and procedure?
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Peace and hugs,
> Beverly
>
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