sammy Posted February 3, 2011 at 06:53 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 06:53 PM in our organization we elect a president, after serving this term, they then become the outgoing president, they are a member of the board and have all the rights as a board member, are they still consider as an elected party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:01 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:01 PM are they still consider as an elected party?RONR doesn't use that term so there is no answer as far as RONR is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:05 PM in our organization we elect a president, after serving this term, they then become the outgoing president, they are a member of the board and have all the rights as a board member, are they still consider as an elected party?No. It sounds like your (immediate) past president (IPP) is an ex-officio member of your board. See FAQ #2.FWIW, most on this forum think it's a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:07 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:07 PM in our organization we elect a president, after serving this term, they then become the outgoing president, they are a member of the board and have all the rights as a board member, are they still consider as an elected party?RONR doesn't care how they got to be a member, so it doesn't designate that category of "elected party". For what purpose does it matter under your bylaws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:09 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:09 PM No. It sounds like your (immediate) past president (IPP) is an ex-officio member of your board. See FAQ #2.FWIW, most on this forum think it's a bad idea.Except that they're not in the office any more. It's because of an office they used to have. Maybe they're an ex-officio-post-facto member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:19 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:19 PM Except that they're not in the office any more.Per FAQ #2: "Ex officio" is a Latin term meaning "by virtue of office or position."The person in question need not hold an office, he just has to be in a "position" (such as the position of being the immediate past president). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:55 PM Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:55 PM RONR doesn't care how they got to be a member, so it doesn't designate that category of "elected party". For what purpose does it matter under your bylaws?our bylaws state that no elected officer shall hold more then one office on the state executive committee at the same time, this person does hold another elected office at this time and this is being questioned, thanks.Doris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:56 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 07:56 PM are they still consider as an elected party?this person does hold another elected office at this time So he was elected to .... what office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tctheatc Posted February 3, 2011 at 08:30 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 08:30 PM our bylaws state that no elected officer shall hold more then one office on the state executive committee at the same time, this person does hold another elected office at this time and this is being questioned, thanks.DorisWell, don't your bylaws define the elected offices, too? If you have bylaws that state no member can hold 2 whatchamacallits simultaneously but don't define whatchamacallits, there's your problem. But it certainly sounds as if he's an ex-officio member of the board in addition to this other elected office you now mention. Y'all will have to decide for yourselves if the former counts toward your bylaws' restriction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 3, 2011 at 09:36 PM Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 at 09:36 PM our bylaws state that no elected officer shall hold more then one office on the state executive committee at the same time, this person does hold another elected office at this time and this is being questioned, thanks.Interpretation of Bylaws is beyond the scope of this forum. It is up to your society to interpret its own Bylaws. See RONR, 10th ed., pgs. 570-573 for some Principles of Interpretation. I would pay particular attention to POI #8. In the long run, your organization might wish to reconsider whether it's a good idea to give ex-officio board member status to the Immediate Past President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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