Patton531

Here's what our bylaws say: "Members of the Executive Board will be nominated by the (name goes here) community in June each year and will be elected in July each year by a vote of the EB."

For the record, I'm nominated (and don't have anyone running against me) but know that many on the board have grudges against me. I'm trying to protect myself and don't want them to pull some nonsense that prevents me from being voted in. Most of those who don't like me are not running for office again - they're leaving the board.

Thank you!

Our bylaws state nominations are taken at the June meeting. So nominations can be re-opened after the June meeting?

On 5/23/2018 at 9:05 PM, Joshua Katz said:

Do your bylaws say that there will be an election?  If so, you should have an election.  There could be nominations from the floor.  Also, if they require a balloted vote, there must be a balloted vote.

Our bylaws say, "there will be a vote."  When there's only one nominee, the vote is for "Nominee"? Or is it a "yes" or "no" vote? Do voters HAVE to vote? What happens if some abstain?

Sorry for all the questions. We're dealing with a board made up of very petty adults.

1 hour ago, Josh Martin said:

Do your bylaws grant the Executive Board the authority to amend the bylaws at all? Generally, such authority is reserved for the general membership.

Yes. The Executive Board is permitted to amend bylaws. While everyone was asleep, they gave themselves the power to amend bylaws too.

Per our bylaws, nominations for executive board positions are in November. In January, actual voting takes place.

Can the current executive board in place between Nov and Jan (before voting takes place) change requirements for office - which are in the bylaws - such that those running against them would become ineligable to hold office and thereby would be disqualified from running? This would assure the current board continuance in office. come voting time in Jan, they'd run unopposed.  

On 4/20/2018 at 3:12 PM, Richard Brown said:

What, exactly do your bylaws say about discipline of members and removal from office?

Trying to discipline an individual member or remove an individual officer is one thing.  But trying to discipline or remove an entire board is another matter altogether and is something that, in my experience, rarely succeeds.  Electing new board members at the next election might be the best option.

Our bylaws are silent regarding discipline of board members and removal from office. 

Interestingly, the bylaws state "board members will hold a 2 year office."

21 hours ago, Gary Novosielski said:

Do your bylaws  contain some provision that a single member can bring charges?   If not, then a single member is not bringing charges, and you can freely ignore him.

RONR's procedures require a vote by the assembly to bring charges.  But RONR's rules do not apply if your bylaws contain specialized rules that would supersede those in RRONR.

A complete description of RONR's discipline process is contained in Chapter XX (20) in RONR.

Our bylaws are silent on who can bring charges. So your post is very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Mervosh.

In my situation, a member is bring charges against several executive board members. They're being accused of something that doesn't seem to be a crime - something like "playing golf on Tuesday."

Let's say a committee is formed to conduct a confidential investigation. What happens next? (or is this too complicated and lengthy a topic to be able to summarize here?)