Guest Rita Posted October 1, 2013 at 05:42 PM Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 at 05:42 PM Our President resigned, does Vice President full fill their term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 1, 2013 at 05:46 PM Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 at 05:46 PM Our President resigned, does Vice President full fill their term? Yes, unless your bylaws specifically provide otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Britton Posted October 1, 2013 at 06:29 PM Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 at 06:29 PM Our President resigned, does Vice President full fill their term? The vice-president becomes president and completes the president's term of office. The resulting vacancy is in the office of vice-president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sam Posted October 2, 2013 at 06:37 AM Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 at 06:37 AM Our President resigned. Vice does not want to take the position. Vice found a new person to be president just by asking him. Is that okay? Or does the position need to be open to the entire association? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted October 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 at 11:01 AM Not OK. The officers of an association are (usually, rarely otherwise - check your bylaws) elected by the members, not appointed by a single (reluctant) person. Since the VP declined to serve as the president (but that is what a VP is for -- he shouldn't have run for VP in the first place) you have a vacancy in the VP (and P-presidential) positions. Check your bylaws for how to fill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 2, 2013 at 03:28 PM Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 at 03:28 PM Our President resigned. Vice does not want to take the position. Vice found a new person to be president just by asking him. Is that okay? Or does the position need to be open to the entire association? It is certainly not okay for the Vice President to just appoint someone as President. Additionally, the VP cannot decline to become President unless the organization permits it (but stay tuned for a debate about whether the VP can decline even with the organization's permission). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 6, 2013 at 05:26 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 at 05:26 AM Well, three days having passed without any debate breaking out, I'll bite. The Vice President cannot decline the office of president in the event of a vacancy, because as soon as the vacancy occurs, the VP is instantly president. There is no window of opportunity within which the new president can decline the office or within which the association can grant permission. The VP, in essence, gave up the right to decline by accepting the office of VP, as one of the primary duties of the VP is to succeed to the presidency when necessary. In order to escape from this duty, and those of the newly acquired office of president, the new president would need to resign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted October 6, 2013 at 10:45 AM Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 at 10:45 AM Well, three days having passed without any debate breaking out, I'll bite. The Vice President cannot decline the office of president in the event of a vacancy, because as soon as the vacancy occurs, the VP is instantly president. There is no window of opportunity within which the new president can decline the office or within which the association can grant permission. The VP, in essence, gave up the right to decline by accepting the office of VP, as one of the primary duties of the VP is to succeed to the presidency when necessary. In order to escape from this duty, and those of the newly acquired office of president, the new president would need to resign. This got hashed out a bit in VP declining becoming President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 6, 2013 at 03:52 PM Report Share Posted October 6, 2013 at 03:52 PM Well, three days having passed without any debate breaking out, I'll bite. The Vice President cannot decline the office of president in the event of a vacancy, because as soon as the vacancy occurs, the VP is instantly president. There is no window of opportunity within which the new president can decline the office or within which the association can grant permission. The VP, in essence, gave up the right to decline by accepting the office of VP, as one of the primary duties of the VP is to succeed to the presidency when necessary. In order to escape from this duty, and those of the newly acquired office of president, the new president would need to resign. Gary, as we discussed in the previous threads on this subject, what if the VP asked to be excused from this duty before the vacancy occurred? It would seem there is a "window of opportunity," for instance, after the President has submitted his resignation, but before the resignation has been accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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