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BOOK 22 PAGE 600 <br />6. There must be opportunity for debate. The very nature of a deliberative <br />body requires that members share information and opinion about matters <br />before the board. <br />7. Questions must be decided by vote. Legislative bodies do not decide <br />matters by discussing them until a consensus emerges. <br />8. Votes are decided by majority. Usually only a simple majority of votes cast <br />suffices, but the board's rules or an applicable law may sometimes require <br />an extraordinary majority. <br />9. There must be no fraud, trickery, or deception in the board's proceedings. <br />10.The board's rules of procedure must be applied consistently. <br />Most of the following rules may be modified to suit local needs and customs. For <br />example, one rule eliminates the requirement of a second to a motion, and <br />another provides that the chair votes on all questions whether or not there is a tie <br />vote; however, some boards may want to require a second to a motion, or may <br />prefer that the chair votes only if a tie occurs. The comments following the rules <br />note when rules state procedures required by law (North Carolina General <br />Statutes, hereinafter cited as G.S.) Whenever a section of law is cited in the <br />comment, see that section before modifying the rule. <br />Portions of the rules that definitely need to be tailored to local needs are <br />enclosed in brackets. <br />