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VOTING BY THE PRESIDENT

Under Robert's Rules of Order, the president is not required to abstain from making motions or voting on motions. Unless an association's governing documents prohibit voting by the president, he/she may actively participate in board meetings and vote on all matters brought before the board, whether in open or executive session meetings.

PROCEDURE IN SMALL BOARDS. In a board meeting where there are not more than about a dozen members present, some of the formality that is necessary in a large assembly would hinder business. The rules governing such meetings are different from the rules that hold in other assemblies, in the the following respects: . . . the chairman [may] . . . vote on all questions. (Robert's Rules, 11th ed., pp. 487-488.)

Conflict of Interest. The exception to voting is when the president has a conflict of interest and needs to recuse him/herself from the vote.

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