Dominator Posted July 11, 2011 at 05:12 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 05:12 PM 1) A member wins an election vs. 3 others2) That member resigns from their position mid-termWhat are the rules, if any, to allowing the individual who received the 2nd highest amount of votes in this scenario to automatically receive the position due to this resignation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted July 11, 2011 at 05:25 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 05:25 PM None. No rule in RONR allows the second highest vote getter to automatically ascend to anything. You follow the vacancy filling procedures found in the bylaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted July 11, 2011 at 05:35 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 05:35 PM Your By-laws will dictate what will happen. Either the Board will have the right to appoint someone until the next AGM (or for the rest of the term), or a special meeting will be called. At least those are the two normal situations. If the Board may appoint then the second place person could be appointed, but unless this is a requirement, anyone could be appointed. And unless the By-laws state differently, a person can serve more than one position at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominator Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:11 PM Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:11 PM Thank you for your help.I figured the answer was going to be bylaws based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:12 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:12 PM 1) A member wins an election vs. 3 others2) That member resigns from their position mid-termWhat are the rules, if any, to allowing the individual who received the 2nd highest amount of votes in this scenario to automatically receive the position due to this resignation? Automatically? No!Remember that a majority of the membership voted NOT to elect that person.If there is an appointing authority in your bylaws, that body might be authorized to appoint anyone they like. But there would never be an automatic succession such as the one you asked about.If not, you'll need to hold a special election, with previous notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominator Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:32 PM Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:32 PM Automatically? No!Remember that a majority of the membership voted NOT to elect that person.If there is an appointing authority in your bylaws, that body might be authorized to appoint anyone they like. But there would never be an automatic succession such as the one you asked about.If not, you'll need to hold a special election, with previous notice.That's a great argument against the concept. I appreciate your input Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:49 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 09:49 PM One thing that hasn't been mentioned here is that in the case of a vacancy in the Presidency, the Vice-President automatically assumes the role. No other similar succession is defined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted July 11, 2011 at 11:24 PM Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 at 11:24 PM But there would never be an automatic succession such as the one you asked about.Well, one would hope such a provision wouldn't exist, but I wouldn't bet two dollars against just such a rule residing in a governing document somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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