Rob Elsman

It would promote any other vice presidents whose terms are not expired, and the vacancy would occur for the lowest-ranking one. Of course, if their is just one vice president, there would be a vacancy for that office.

I sort of sense that there might be some legal issues here. The assistance of an attorney might be helpful.

See FAQ #20 at the official Robert's Rules website.

It is proper for a sitting vice president to stand for election as president. In the event that he wins, he is presumed to have resigned his office as vice president.

Executive boards usually meet frequently enough that an agenda is not necessary, since the assembly already has an established order of business if the organization has adopted Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised as its parliamentary authority. See RONR (12th ed.) §41.

Were the vendor the board member's spouse, it becomes more apparent how silly this is.

I am always pleased to share ions with the distinguished Mr. Merritt. 🙂

"...in writing..." RONR (12th ed.) 32:5.

The resignation really ought to be submitted to the secretary of the electing assembly in writing. Unless something else is provided in the bylaws, the resignation must be accepted by the electing assembly. This is done by adopting the motion, Request to be Excused from a Duty, by majority vote. See RONR (12th ed.) §32. The member may withdraw his resignation without the permission of the assembly until the chair has stated the question on the adoption of the motion to accept the resignation; thereafter, the assembly's permission is required.

Don't be so sure. "We" get to debate and amend the proposed agenda before "we" vote to adopt or reject it. What "we" finally agree upon may look nothing like what is being prepared.

Yes, I agree with J.J. that each intervening item of business can be laid on the table when it is called up. The advantage is that each intervening item of business can be temporarily disposed of by a majority vote; the disadvantage is that the process may be inconvenient and time-consuming if there are quite a number of intervening items of business .

If the assembly has an established order of business, the adoption of a non-conforming agenda requires a two-thirds vote, since the adoption of the main motion has the effect of suspending the rules. RONR (12th ed.) 10:8(7)(b).

The proper motion to take up an item of business ahead of its assigned place in the established order of business is the incidental motion, Suspend the Rules: "Mr. President, I move to suspend the rules that interfere with the immediate consideration of [...]." This motion is not debatable and requires a two-thirds vote for adoption. See RONR (12th ed.) §25.

Members cannot be compelled to vote; nevertheless, there is a duty to vote when a member is able to form a judgment on the advisability of doing what the motion proposes.

As St. Lawrence is reputed to have said on the gridiron, "You can turn me over--I'm done on this side."