An organization has just held elections for all of its 4 officers. Each officer has a 4 year term of office, with staggered elections - chairman and treasurer were scheduled for 2020, vice chairman and secretary in 2022. The terms of office begin at a set date more than 2 months in the future.
This year's election resulted in all 4 officers being elected, each to begin their new term of office more than 2 months from now. The day following the elections the current chairman, who lost his re-election bid, sent in his resignation effective immediately.
The conundrum exists because the current secretary was elected as the incoming chairman; the current treasurer was elected to fill the currently vacant vice-chairman's position, for the remainder of the vice-chairman's term which does not end until 2022. The incoming treasurer was not a current officer but the current treasurer tendered his resignation when he was elected to fill the vacant term. The incoming secretary was also not a current officer, but the current secretary is still in place. And there is a legal requirement for both a chairman and treasurer of the organization.
The question is: How does the office of chairman (and potentially secretary) get filled for the remainder of the current term of office? The organization's governing documents do not provide for the vice chairman to move up, providing only for the vice chairman to fill in when the chairman is absent at meetings.
What is the correct means to fill both legally required positions given the current circumstance?