Association officers

[Guest greg wicheln]

I belong to a state association of organizations that operate as a non stock corporation.  They operate according to RR Newly Revised.  Is it allowed that one individual can hold more than one voting office on that association's Board of Directors?

[George Mervosh]

I belong to a state association of organizations that operate as a non stock corporation.  They operate according to RR Newly Revised.  Is it allowed that one individual can hold more than one voting office on that association's Board of Directors?

 

It violates no rule in Robert's Rules, however under the rules in RONR, the member gets only one vote regardless of how many positions he holds.

[Gary Novosielski]

I belong to a state association of organizations that operate as a non stock corporation.  They operate according to RR Newly Revised.  Is it allowed that one individual can hold more than one voting office on that association's Board of Directors?

It is not possible to hold two identical offices, such as "Director".   It is possible to hold two or more distinct offices such as Secretary and Treasurer, simultaneously if you have no rule against it.  But in no case does one person get more than one vote.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

 

Is it allowed that one individual can hold more than one voting office on that association's Board of Directors?

Your scenario is unclear.

What do you mean by "office" in multiples? -- Same kind of office or different office?

 

IF

the two positions  on a board are identical, such as "director" or "trustee", where these positions are not the traditional officer positions (P, VP, T, S),

then the answer is "No."

 

It would be like asking

"Where there is a committee defined to be ten maximum, can one person occupy all ten seats?"

Identical positions cannot be occupied by a single individual, as that is a meaningless arrangement.

 

IF

the two positions are separate, as President is different from Vice-President, which is different from Treasurer, which is different from Secretary,

then the answer is "Yes."

One person can be "Secretary and Treasurer."

 

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Ah! But you also adding the qualifier, "voting office."

 

IF

you are indirectly asking,

"Can a person who is both Secretary and Treasurer vote two times?"

then the answer is "No."

 

Voting rights do not adhere to the office, but to the person.

Once a person is granted the right to vote via one mode, it makes no difference how many other modes that person is impacted by.

 

Example:

A person cannot vote _____:

(a.) once as vice-president and

(b.) once more as treasurer,

for the lucky person who wears two such hats at the same time.