Our nomination committee is to present a slate of candidates for the various officer positions up for election this year at the October regular meeting. Voting for officers takes place in November. Per our bylaws, there are eligibility requirements for all officer positions.
We are an organization with a small number of members and currently have four members who meet the eligibility requirement for the five open positions. Only three of the four are interested in running for office. Our bylaws do not contain any provision to address such a situation.
Also, per our bylaws, the bylaws committee as part of the annual review, has presented and read all proposed amendments at two regular meetings. Voting on the proposed bylaws amendments occur at the October meeting.
1) Can an amendment to the bylaws to change the eligibility requirements be presented prior to voting on the bylaws, even though it will not have been read at two regular meetings?
2) Can the president appoint a member to fill the positions with no nominated candidate? Specifically, can the president appoint an ineligible candidate? Or can a current officer be appointed, essentially holding two offices? (Our bylaws do not contain any provision that precludes an individual from holding more than one office).