Lori Snow

We have a five person board and the bylaws indicate the board shall consist of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Board Member at Large. I can see from your discussion that it may be beneficial to consider adding language in our bylaws that no person shall hold more than one office at a time.

Thank you all - this helps greatly!

Hi Atul, I believe so. Can you give me an example of two positions that would be compatible, and not require a resignation?

Our non-profit organization has board members on staggered terms, where half the terms are elected in one year and the other half are elected the next year. What is the correct process (as it's not addressed in our bylaws or procedures) if a member currently on the board with a year remaining on their term wishes to be nominated for one of the positions that is up for election at this time? Should they: a) resign from their current position so they can be nominated and be on the ballot for the desired position (and so the position they resigned from can be open for nominations and those nominated can be on the ballot), or b) should they retain their current board position and be nominated from the floor for the currently open position at the time of elections and, if elected, the position they currently hold would be open for nominations from the floor (for the remaining one year term)? Does RONR have direction for this situation?