Nominating officers for a new organization

[Guest Karen]

In preparation for a second organizational meeting, how is the search for potential nominees for officer elections done? The interest form has a place for prospects to indicate their interest in an office. However, there has not been much response received. There is only a steering committee and a bylaws commitee at this time. Should the Steering committee act as a quasi nominating committee?

[Guest Edgar]

In preparation for a second organizational meeting, how is the search for potential nominees for officer elections done?

This seems, to me, to be more of a marketing issue than a parliamentary one. If you don't have enough volunteers to fill your offices you may have too many offices or . . . an organization that no one is interested in supporting.

But just how you find those volunteers is up to you. Typically, I would think, the same (small?) group of people that create an organization usually become its first officers.

[Larry Cisar]

Page 553: Until you set up your bylaws or you have rules for permanent officers, the temporary officers elected at the first meeting usually continue in office.