Guest Sally Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:01 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:01 PM Hello!Can anyone help, please? I have two Church board members who are in mid-term that want to run for a different office...i.e. Treasurer to President. If either member loses their bid for the open Office position, are they allowed to return to their previous position, or is that forfeited? Thanks for any advice.Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:05 PM Per RONR, they do not lose their current office position. In fact, nothing in RONR says they can't hold both offices. You'll need to refer to your bylaws for additional clarification, such as can members only hold one office, or must they resign from current office to run for a different office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:06 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:06 PM Hello!Can anyone help, please? I have two Church board members who are in mid-term that want to run for a different office...i.e. Treasurer to President. If either member loses their bid for the open Office position, are they allowed to return to their previous position, or is that forfeited? Thanks for any advice.SallyNo rule in RONR requires an officer to forfeit his office on account of having stood for election to another office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:16 PM Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 at 08:16 PM Hello!Can anyone help, please? I have two Church board members who are in mid-term that want to run for a different office...i.e. Treasurer to President. If either member loses their bid for the open Office position, are they allowed to return to their previous position, or is that forfeited? Thanks for any advice.SallyThey don't lose anything. In fact, it's not their "previous position" because they don't have to resign to run. If they lose, they stay in their current position.Whether they can hold two positions depends on the rules in your society. RONR doesn't prohibit it. They could certainly wait to see if they won election in any case. And they could also announce in advance that if elected they would resign their seat as board-member. It might even become a campaign issue, if members thought that doing so would make the board too small--or not small enough.But if they do end up holding two offices, remember, it's one person one vote. You count heads, not hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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