Jamies Posted July 17, 2016 at 10:35 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 at 10:35 PM A club I belong to is governed by RONR. There is a section in the bylaws that state: Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition addressed to the Corresponding Secretary and received on or before July 1, signed by ten voting members in good standing (excluding the candidate’s own signature) and accompanied by the written acceptance of each such additional nominee signifying his/her willingness to be a candidate. If the current Corresponding Secretary is one of the additional nominees, that petition should be sent to the President. It is not clear as to if "copies" of signatures will or will not be accepted, or if electronic petitions will be accepted. Is there an official stance on this in RONR? Keeping in mind that this is a national club with members based all over the US. Thank you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted July 17, 2016 at 11:08 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 at 11:08 PM It is up to the organization to decide how to interrupt its own By-laws. The organization is free to either add a new By-law, or amend the current By-laws, to specifically deal with e-mails and electronic signatures if the organization chooses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted July 17, 2016 at 11:12 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 at 11:12 PM 37 minutes ago, Jamies said: It is not clear as to if "copies" of signatures will or will not be accepted, or if electronic petitions will be accepted. Is there an official stance on this in RONR? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamies Posted July 18, 2016 at 02:48 PM Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 02:48 PM Thank you for the responses. One additional questions: Does it have to be stated in the bylaws that e-signatures and/or electronic copies will be accepted? Or, is this something that can be outlined in say standing rules? Thank you, Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted July 18, 2016 at 03:03 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 03:03 PM 3 minutes ago, Jamies said: Thank you for the responses. One additional questions: Does it have to be stated in the bylaws that e-signatures and/or electronic copies will be accepted? Or, is this something that can be outlined in say standing rules? Thank you, Jamie You cannot adopt a standing rule permitting e-signatures on, and/or electronic copies of, nominating petitions if your bylaws require something else. So I'm afraid you're back where you began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2016 at 03:30 PM Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 03:30 PM Thank you for the response. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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