System Control Posted August 10, 2017 at 07:08 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 at 07:08 PM If an ex-officio of a board but not a paid general membership can they still vote in a general membership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted August 10, 2017 at 07:24 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 at 07:24 PM Members ex officio have the same rights as all other members unless restricted by the bylaws. According to RONR, being delinquent in dues does not disqualify a member from voting or from any other rights if membership. Such a provision would have to be in your bylaws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted August 10, 2017 at 08:50 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 at 08:50 PM 1 hour ago, System Control said: If an ex-officio of a board but not a paid general membership can they still vote in a general membership? No. If a position is defined as a BOARD position, then there is no automatic carry-over to GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. Likewise: If a position is defined as a GENERAL MEMBERSHIP position, then there is no automatic carry-over to BOARD. To cover the other dropping shoe: If a position is defined as an organization-wide position, i.e., without a MEETING BODY to which it is tied, then the position is probably a generic position, as may be the case with "president" or "secretary", in most organizations. (Beware: some organizations do such draw a line.) *** Example: If a university board of trustees includes the governor of the state as an ex officio member of the board of trustees, the governor is not automatically on any sub-body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted August 10, 2017 at 09:51 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 at 09:51 PM After reading Mr. Goldsworthy's response, realize I might have misunderstood the original question. Actually, I don't think the original poster gave us enough information for any of us to know exactly what the situation is. A bit if clarification would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted August 10, 2017 at 10:25 PM Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 at 10:25 PM I would settle for English. If the question is whether an ex-officio member of a board who has not gone through the process of becoming a general member can vote at a general membership meeting, the answer is no, unless the bylaws say otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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