can a person hold two positions on a ballot to elect new board members

[Guest mary frances]

Can a nominee be placed on a ballot to elect new officers multiple times, for multiple positions (ie president & secretary) or are they limited to only one ballot position. Which would require them to choose 1 position before the ballot is set.

[Chris Harrison]

Nothing in RONR would prevent someone from running for multiple offices.

[Rev Ed]

Can a nominee be placed on a ballot to elect new officers multiple times, for multiple positions (ie president & secretary) or are they limited to only one ballot position. Which would require them to choose 1 position before the ballot is set.

RONR does not stop someone from holding two or more positions. But check the organization's By-laws to make sure there is no limitation there. If not, a member may stand (and be elected to) more than one position.

Of course, the only combination that would appear to be unwise would be to elect someone as both President and Vice President.

[Dan Honemann]

RONR does not stop someone from holding two or more positions. But check the organization's By-laws to make sure there is no limitation there. If not, a member may stand (and be elected to) more than one position.

Of course, the only combination that would appear to be unwise would be to elect someone as both President and Vice President.

I suggest a careful reading of RONR (11th ed.), page 440, lines 3-17.

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[J. J.]

I suggest a careful reading of RONR (11th ed.), page 440, lines 3-17.

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An interesting change. Thanks for pointing it out.

[Gary Novosielski]

RONR does not stop someone from holding two or more positions. But check the organization's By-laws to make sure there is no limitation there. If not, a member may stand (and be elected to) more than one position.

Of course, the only combination that would appear to be unwise would be to elect someone as both President and Vice President.

I don't think that would be the only unwise combination, but your mileage may vary.

It should be noted that even if the bylaws do prohibit a person from holding multiple offices, the answer to the OP's question would not necessarily change. A prohibition against serving in multiple offices would not be interpreted as preventing someone from running for multiple offices. If elected to more than one, they would have to decide which one to accept, or if they were absent from that meeting, the assembly could decide.