Nominations from the floor

[Guest Olivia Johnson]

Can a member who is not present at the meeting be nominated from the floor if he/she has given a verbal consent?

[Josh Martin]

Can a member who is not present at the meeting be nominated from the floor if he/she has given a verbal consent?

 

Yes (and a member can be nominated even if he hasn't given consent).

[Weldon Merritt]

Yes (and a member can be nominated even if he hasn't given consent).

I concur. But if he hasn't given consent, and he is elected, the election is not complete until he has been notified and accepts election. 

[Gary Novosielski]

But if he hasn't given consent, and he is elected, the election is not complete until he has been notified and accepts election. 

 

Are you saying that if he had given some sort of verbal indication to someone outside of a meeting, but he was not present at the election, that his election is complete immediately?

[jstackpo]

Sure, if the "outside person" is at the meeting and is willing to attest to the willingness of the candidate.

[Weldon Merritt]

Are you saying that if he had given some sort of verbal indication to someone outside of a meeting, but he was not present at the election, that his election is complete immediately?

No, but I can see how my response could be interpreted that way. I think there would need to be some sort of formal consent in the record somewhere. A written cnsent form probably would be the best evidence, but whether something less would suffice, I am not sure. RONR simply says, "An election to an office becomes final immediately if the candidate is present and does not decline, or if he is absent but has consented to his candidacy." P. 444 (emphasis added).

[Josh Martin]

Sure, if the "outside person" is at the meeting and is willing to attest to the willingness of the candidate.

 

I generally wouldn't accept this as sufficient for the purposes of the rule on pg. 444.

 

No, but I can see how my response could be interpreted that way. I think there would need to be some sort of formal consent in the record somewhere. A written cnsent form probably would be the best evidence, but whether something less would suffice, I am not sure. RONR simply says, "An election to an office becomes final immediately if the candidate is present and does not decline, or if he is absent but has consented to his candidacy." P. 444 (emphasis added).

 

I think a written statement or a verbal statement at a meeting would be sufficient.

[Guest Guest LC]

Question. Following our membership dinner, we had a short directors meeting in witch a director made a motion to retain the officers from last year. One one member volunteered to be vice president. A vote was taken to approve the member who volunteered to be vice president. It was passed. At the next meeting the member who made the original motion to retain the officers from last year was concerned that the directors ignored her motion or were distracted by the volunteer. The membership was asked to amenr the minutes and vote at this meeting to deal with the original motion and agreed to pass the original motion. The "new" vice president said we could not do that and resigned. Who is correct here?

[Josh Martin]

Question. Following our membership dinner, we had a short directors meeting in witch a director made a motion to retain the officers from last year. One one member volunteered to be vice president. A vote was taken to approve the member who volunteered to be vice president. It was passed. At the next meeting the member who made the original motion to retain the officers from last year was concerned that the directors ignored her motion or were distracted by the volunteer. The membership was asked to amenr the minutes and vote at this meeting to deal with the original motion and agreed to pass the original motion. The "new" vice president said we could not do that and resigned. Who is correct here?

 

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