Guest Jim R Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:19 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:19 PM Our association has not held elections for the board in several years. I found out the board is electing itself. Our by laws do not specifically note who can vote for a board member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:25 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 at 10:25 PM If there are 'regular' (or 'general') members in the organization, then they should be doing so. The Board is only granted the powers specifically provided for in the By-laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted May 12, 2014 at 01:43 AM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 01:43 AM What do your bylaws say about the board? What about officers of the association? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim R Posted May 12, 2014 at 02:56 AM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 02:56 AM Regarding voting for themselves it says nothing. The Pres, VP, Secretary and Treasurer are chosen by the board. They also serve on the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted May 12, 2014 at 09:52 AM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 09:52 AM Regarding voting for themselves it says nothing. The Pres, VP, Secretary and Treasurer are chosen by the board. They also serve on the board. Well, your association's bylaws must say something about how the membership of its board is chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 12, 2014 at 02:29 PM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 02:29 PM Regarding voting for themselves it says nothing. The Pres, VP, Secretary and Treasurer are chosen by the board. They also serve on the board.Yes, but how do they get on the board? What do the bylaws say about that? Some sort of election? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 12, 2014 at 02:36 PM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 02:36 PM Yes, but how do they get on the board? What do the bylaws say about that? Some sort of election? I wish Mr. Honemann had said that. Oh, wait . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest akt22 Posted May 12, 2014 at 10:27 PM Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 at 10:27 PM My earlier question on is the same as this. Our bylaws state how the Officers are elected but not how the Board of Directors are elected. Unfortunately we do not have any standing rules yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted May 13, 2014 at 03:47 AM Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 at 03:47 AM Please start a new thread for your new question; it is much easier to answer that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g40 Posted May 13, 2014 at 05:31 AM Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 at 05:31 AM I find it very difficult to believe that any reasonably legitimate organization doe not have governing documents (Bylaw, constitution, etc.) that specify how directors (Board members) are chosen/elected. Once chosen/elected, it is very common for an organization's Board to elect officers from among the Board members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 13, 2014 at 02:41 PM Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 at 02:41 PM My earlier question on is the same as this. Our bylaws state how the Officers are elected but not how the Board of Directors are elected. Unfortunately we do not have any standing rules yet. Standing rules would not help you on this issue. Are your board of directors members not officers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 13, 2014 at 07:18 PM Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 at 07:18 PM I apologize for not posting a new thread. This forum is new to me and will post a new thread in the future. I am responding to Gary's question above. Gary, Our officers (executive board) are the typical: President, VP1, VP2, Treasurer, and Secretary. Then we have additional board chair positions: spirit, fundraising, publicity, hospitality, membership, room mom, and school board liaison. This is a PTA. The bylaws were updated in October but the president wasn't familiar with what should be included in them. Therefore, we are doing the best we can with the document. However, there have been recent problems/issues that I have been able to resolve with RONR. Our officers were elected at the beginning of this year and they serve for two years. A nominating committee was used for both officer positions and regular board positions. The nominating committee sends out a form to all parents listing the board positions. The parents are instructed they can only nominate themselves. Once the form is completed and returned the nominating committee reviews the forms. Then they (5) vote on who should fill the positions. The officers were voted in by majority at the general meeting. The other board positions were announced as they were voted on by the nominating committee. Since this is not an officer election year the same nominating committee was used and the same process of voting for the additional board positions was used. Is the chair required to open the floor to nominations at the general meeting if parents were provided an opportunity to nominate themselves using the form a month prior to the general meeting? Our bylaws states that under Officer Election however, the additional board of directors section only addresses the duties. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 14, 2014 at 01:27 AM Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 at 01:27 AM Is the chair required to open the floor to nominations at the general meeting if parents were provided an opportunity to nominate themselves using the form a month prior to the general meeting? Yes. If a nominating committee is used, nominations from the floor are called for unless the organization's rules provide otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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