Our nominations are held in November and elections in December. A member was Elected to a Trustee position. Our bylaws state "All newly elected officers shall take the following Oath of Office before the Regular Members at the January Regular Membership monthly meeting: "I do hereby pledge..." Between the time the member was Elected and Sworn in, the member was written up and suspended for a period of 30-days, not allowing the elected member to take the Oath of Office at the January meeting. At the January meeting, the Officers informed the membership of their decision to remove this person from office for two reasons - one because they couldn't take the Oath of Office in January, and the other because the person is no longer a member in good standing. *See Below*
The argument at the meeting was that the person was a member in good standing at the time of their nomination and election (our bylaws state that the member must not be under ongoing suspension or disciplinary action in order to be nominated for office) and that just because they are suspended and cannot attend the January meeting, nothing precludes this person from being sworn in at the February meeting (what if someone was on vacation and wouldn't be able to attend, etc.).
*Membership Rights:
A member in good standing must be current with all Club fees and dues and not be under ongoing suspension for disciplinary reasons.
A regular member in good standing shall have all the rights of a social member plus the right to attend all regular meetings, nominate officers, vote, be a candidate for office (if other requirements are met**), express opinions on all subjects before the Club, and to participate in all other regular membership activities in a responsible and honest manner.
**the other requirements are they must attend four (4) regular meetings.
MY QUESTION: Does the board have the right to remove this person from office for the reasons they are citing? Of note, they have already decided to appointment another member to replace this person with another person who lost in the recent election.