Single member seeking multiple nominations

[Guest John Thomas]

As nominating committee chair, I have been receiving self nominations for multiple positions, i.e. Reporter and Board of Directors. I am wondering if this is allowed or if the individual member should only be allowed one position of nomination and has to rescind the other?

 

Also, in my organization's bylaws there are officers who are appointed Board of Directors positions by default of their election, i.e. the President is appointed a member by default of election. Given this, is there a conflict for an individual to run for both President and an electable Board of Director's position? I am assuming this to be a situation where the individual would have to choose one office to run and rescind the other prior to balloting but I need confirmation of this. Please let me know. Thanks!

[Josh Martin]

As nominating committee chair, I have been receiving self nominations for multiple positions, i.e. Reporter and Board of Directors. I am wondering if this is allowed or if the individual member should only be allowed one position of nomination and has to rescind the other?

 

It is allowed for one member to be nominated for multiple positions.

 

Also, in my organization's bylaws there are officers who are appointed Board of Directors positions by default of their election, i.e. the President is appointed a member by default of election. Given this, is there a conflict for an individual to run for both President and an electable Board of Director's position? I am assuming this to be a situation where the individual would have to choose one office to run and rescind the other prior to balloting but I need confirmation of this.

 

No. The member is free to run for both offices. If he wins both, then he will presumably accept the President position and decline the other position. Another round of voting will be conducted for the other position.

[Rev Ed]

If he wins both, then he will presumably accept the President position and decline the other position. Another round of voting will be conducted for the other position.

 

I would presume the same thing, but that does not mean that the member has to.  The member would still be free, according to RONR, to hold both positions.

 

Other then that, there is nothing in RONR that prevents one member from holding more than one office at a time, nor from running for more than one office at a time.  The By-laws would have to contain a clause preventing a single member from holding more than one position at a time.

[Guest Edgar]

As nominating committee chair, I have been receiving self nominations for multiple positions . . . 

 

The nominating committee makes nominations, it doesn't "receive" them. Once the nominating committee has presented its report (typically just one nominee for each open office), the chair calls for additional nominations "from the floor".

 

What you've been receiving are simply suggestions.

[Gary Novosielski]

I would presume the same thing, but that does not mean that the member has to.  The member would still be free, according to RONR, to hold both positions.

 

If the election was conducted on a combined ballot, he would not be free to accept both positions.  He would have to choose one, but would then be free to run for the other one on the second ballot.

 

I would also presume, however, that it would make very little sense to do so.