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Thank you Josh. It is an uphill battle, but I will keep fighting it.

So when a board does this are there and remedies or penalties that can be asked for or imposed? What are the consequences?

Thanks guys for this information. I will keep reading and trying to learn all of this.

Ok so here is what happened. The ballot was mailed out Sept. 27 and had a deadline to be mailed in and received Nov 26. or bring it to the members meeting Nov. 3rd. After the ballots were distributed the board maybe 10 days later said they would not accept ballots from new members who recently signed up. That is not in accordance with our bylaws, but they explained that is president, whether right or wrong they don't know, but they have done it that way for 20+ years so that is how they do it. Then came the members meeting on Nov 3. They opened the meeting and we had turned in 55 proxies. They then announced the results of the voting. The President, First Vice President, and Membership Secretary were in play. Of course the President was the Chair for the meeting. The Recording Secretary announced the results and I called Point of Order. I objected because the President and the Membership Secretary were termed out and should not be allowed to run again. The Chair deflected the Point and started taking other questions and objections. 10 minutes later I again reminded him I have a Point of Order. He said we will get to it and kept talking other questions and interacting with other members. I then said again I have a Point of Order and would like a decision. He just stood there looking at me. I explained my point and quoted the bylaws and why I objected to them running. He then said he thought it was ok. That they should be able to run. I said I appeal the Chair, and immediately it was seconded. He just stood there. I then asked for a vote of the membership as he was not doing anything. He continued to stand there. I asked again for a vote of the membership as governed by Roberts Rules. He did not want to take a vote because we had the 55 proxies and he knew he did not have that. He continued to stand there and another board member said just call the meeting and lets get out of here. He stood there longer and someone said I motion to table it. Someone else seconded it and he said it is put off until our March meeting, and the slate of elected officers would take office Dec 1, 2018. He said if anything changes we would deal with it in March. That is the short version. My question is can it be tabled?

I will provide better details tonight I have to work today and I'll lay it all out tonight. Thanks guys.

In our meeting I called a Point of order regarding eligibility of nominees who were elected because of term limits. The Chair overruled me. I appealed the Chairs decision and immediately had a second. I asked for a vote and after discussion another member made a motion to table it. It as then seconded and the chair moved on. Am I wrong I thought after a second on an appeal it should be voted on at that time?

Thank you. We will.

Thank you. We have a good amount of support with us. This is all good information that I'm taking in. What you guys are saying is not lost. I will be doing my research and getting prepared before our next meeting so I can speak intelligently about this subject.

Actually no we do not. That is the title he has given himself.

I admit this is a bazaar circumstance. There are only about 300 members and part will want him to stay on and many will want him off. The membership secretary is the same. She has served 3 consecutive terms and was nominated again as well. That one is a little more clear cut. We can easily object to that with the point of order that has been suggested. She is also on the ballot. It is a case where those in power don't want to go. The nomination chair I think is also the same. He has served more than he is allowed as well.

Thank you.

the 2 years ran at the same time he was serving as interim president. Terms are 2 years.

Thank you for the advice. That helps a lot.

What I'm trying to say is it was fine he was appointed to fill the position. No one argued that. But now he want to serve as president for the next 2 year term. I'm saying he is ineligable to run again after serving 6 years. He has to sit out a 2 year term and then if he wants to run again that is fine. That is what I'm trying to figure out. After the six years does he have to sit out a term. He is saying since he was appointed and not elected he simultaneously served as president and also fill his sit out period of 2 years. is this possible?

Yes it does. "11. Vacancies. A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled for the unexpired term by the First Vice-President. A vacancy in any of the other elective offices of the Executive Committee shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the Board of Directors." and "4. Vice-Presidents. a) The First Vice-President, in the absence of the President, shall perform the duties of the President and shall assist the President as may be requested and appropriate and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. This shall include coordination of the Semi-Annual (Fall) and Annual (Spring) meetings by arranging for speaker(s) and coordination of the time schedule and serving as Co-Chair (with the local Co-Chair) for the Annual Symposium. b) The Second Vice-President, in the absence of the President and the First Vice-President shall preside at meetings of the Alliance and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Second Vice-President shall serve as direct liaison with the Regional Directors."