Board Elections

[Guest Susan Fitzgerald]

When electing  new Board of Directors at a GMM, should it consist of one Member from each Committees or can you have multiple Members from just one committee be elected to the Board.

[Edgar Guest]

Unless your bylaws say otherwise, members are free to vote for, and elect, anyone they want.

[Rev Ed]

When electing  new Board of Directors at a GMM, should it consist of one Member from each Committees or can you have multiple Members from just one committee be elected to the Board.

 

Susan, I think you are putting the cart before the horse.  The membership is free, barring any limitation in the By-laws of the organization, to elect whoever they want to elect. 

 

The By-laws of the organization can require at least one Board member serve on every Committee, but that does not mean that only people who are on a Committee can run for office (unless, again, the By-laws state otherwise, which is not likely.) 

 

Having previously served on a Committee may help a candidate's chances of getting elected, as members may like the idea that the candidate has an idea of how the organization operates, RONR does not require this as a requirement to be on the Board.

[Gary Novosielski]

When electing  new Board of Directors at a GMM, should it consist of one Member from each Committees or can you have multiple Members from just one committee be elected to the Board.

 

It's usually the other way around.  In organizations that require directors to serve on committees, the first job is to be elected as a director, and then the question of who will serve on what committees is settled, usually by the board itself.