“The regular method for the chair to use is to ask the members, ‘Is it the consensus of this meeting that … is agreed to?’ or, ‘Is it the will of the assembly that … is agreed to?’ or, ‘Is there an objection?’ Consensus has been used successfully throughout the years by Quakers, Indians, New England town meetings, and others as a deci-sion-making procedure. It permits compromise. In small groups where less formality is required, it is a simple method for making decisions.
“General consent is an equivalent to consensus, when done without objection. Otherwise, a formal vote must be taken.” Floyd M. Riddick & Miriam H. Butcher, Riddick’s Rules of Procedure 56 (1985).
