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Our American Legion is headed by an Elected Commander and by and Executive Board. We also have a Board of Trustees that are responsible for the Real Estate. Six Members are elected as Trustees to 6 year terms and the Commander by virtue of his position is also the 7th member of the Trustee Board. Question, Does the Commander have a full vote?  Several years ago this same question came up and this Forum stated that Commander does have a full vote as opposed to a tie breaking vote.

       We had in the past a case, where a Trustee serving a 6 year term was elected as Commander and by rules had to vacate his trustee position. Another member "A", was elected to fulfill the remaining 3 year term. However the elected Commander only served one year as Commander and then went back to his old trustee position for the remaining 2 years that were being served by the member "A". It is my understanding that once an Officer position is vacated, one cannot assume a previous office  without being duly elected by the membership.

     Another issue regarding trustee 6 year terms is that sometimes a position is vacated in the 2nd year of a 6 year term and by special election a member is elected to a 1 year term instead of the remaining 4 year term.  Then at the Annual Election the same Trustee's term is voted on as a new 6 year term, Shouldn't the elected trustee be allowed to fulfill the balance of the vacated 4 year term?

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2 minutes ago, bob 82 said:

Please respond in Layman's Terms

 

thanks

 

Bob

 

 

From FAQ #2   Without exception, ex-officio members of boards and committees have exactly the same rights and privileges as do all other members, including, of course, the right to vote.  Therefore, in layman's terms, yes.

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The answer to your other two questions is also 'yes':

It is correct that once an office has been vacated, the former office-holder can only regain that office by election, or possibly by appointment to fill a subsequent vacancy in that office if that is how your rules address the filling of vacancies.

It is also correct that when an election is held to fill a vacancy in office, the office is filled for the duration of the original office-holders term. In the case you cited, the vacancy should be filled for the 4 years remaining from the original term.

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