Guest Cricket Lopez Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:35 AM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 04:35 AM Our soccer booster club governs over both boy's and girl's soccer. The members chose to elect two presidents (one boy's and one girl's parent). Is this permissible? Also, a tie in a vote was broken by one president, while the other president was not in attendance; thereby, the other president was not given a vote. Is this permissible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM Permissible? Only if your "co-presidents" setup is in your bylaws. Is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted October 4, 2012 at 11:17 AM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 11:17 AM Also, a tie in a vote was broken by one president, while the other president was not in attendance; thereby, the other president was not given a vote.Votes are not "given", like gifts. If you're a member, and if you're present (at a meeting), you have a right to vote. If not, you don't (or, more precisely, you don't get to exercise that right).As for having two presidents, assuming the bylaws don't provide for such a thing, I wonder why no one in the organization objected. Why no one asked, by way of example, if everyone thought that Americans could simply elect two Presidents if they wanted to.7399XQ (<--- yes, a rare CAPTCHA code with four numerals) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trina Posted October 4, 2012 at 11:21 AM Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 at 11:21 AM Our soccer booster club governs over both boy's and girl's soccer. The members chose to elect two presidents (one boy's and one girl's parent). Is this permissible?Not unless two presidents are specifically authorized in the bylaws Also, a tie in a vote was broken by one president, while the other president was not in attendance; thereby, the other president was not given a vote. Is this permissible?Absent members don't get to vote. Nothing odd about that.However, the sort of dilemna you're worried about (why did one of the presidents get to break the tie vote, when the other president wasn't there, and might have had a different opinion) is one of many reasons why the practice of allowing co-presidents is frowned upon around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 6, 2012 at 11:41 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 at 11:41 PM Our soccer booster club governs over both boy's and girl's soccer. The members chose to elect two presidents (one boy's and one girl's parent). Is this permissible? Also, a tie in a vote was broken by one president, while the other president was not in attendance; thereby, the other president was not given a vote. Is this permissible?The members cannot "choose" to elect two presidents, unless they amend the bylaws to allow it. Figure out which president is your real president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted October 7, 2012 at 12:06 AM Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 at 12:06 AM The members cannot "choose" to elect two presidents, unless they amend the bylaws to allow it. Figure out which president is your real president.Can either be the legitimate president if this dual-appointment was made in violation of the bylaws? I imagine that after a point of order was well-taken, the election would stand incomplete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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