Guest Susie Q Posted March 31, 2014 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 02:15 PM Good Morning All, I belong to a private club and have a couple of questions please. 1) Recently we had our elections. As a result of the election no one ran for Treasurer and so now we do not have a Treasurer. At our next meeting in a couple weeks the new President will ask for nominations again for Treasurer My questions is, if there is more than one person nominated can a vote be taken that night by hands or do we have to wait until the following meeting to do it by ballot? 2) Our Auditor was voted in to become a Counsel Member. Question we have is, would she still be able to be the Auditor or does she have to step down. I appreciate any answers I can get.Have a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 31, 2014 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 02:26 PM You need to complete the election for treasurer. If your bylaws require a ballot vote, then you must have a ballot vote; a show of hands would not be in order. If you provide previous notice that the election will take place at the your next meeting in a couple of weeks, then you can have the vote at that time. Since there's no meeting in between now and then, the previous notice can't be given at a meeting, but it can be included in the call (the written announcement) of the next meeting. RONR does not have a rule that pertains to your situation with the Auditor. It's up to your organization, and what the bylaws say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Susie Q Posted March 31, 2014 at 03:18 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 03:18 PM So, if the bylaws do not require a ballot vote, than a show of hands would be in order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted March 31, 2014 at 03:26 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 03:26 PM So, if the bylaws do not require a ballot vote, than a show of hands would be in order? If you have more than one nominee, you can vote for them one at a time, by voice vote or by show of hands (see RONR, 11th ed., pp. 442-43 for this procedure), but it might be better to vote by ballot (pp. 439-42). Nothing in RONR prevents you from voting by ballot at your next meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 31, 2014 at 03:57 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 at 03:57 PM So, if the bylaws do not require a ballot vote, than a show of hands would be in order?Yes, but still probably a bad idea. A ballot vote is recommended for contested offices. What's your reluctance to have one based on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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