Guest Consecrata Posted December 14, 2014 at 11:55 PM Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 at 11:55 PM Can a President and Vice President of an Association secretly endorse their candidate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 15, 2014 at 12:02 AM Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 at 12:02 AM I don't understand your question. What would be the point of "secretly" endorsing a candidate? The purpose of an endorsement is to encourage others to vote for the candidate. The president and vice president are free, as are all members, to encourage anyone they want to to run for office, but the president should never be on the nominating committee. Edited to add: In the spirit of maintaining the appearance of impartiality and neutrality, the president probably should not openly support a candidate for office in the organization, but there is no rule which absolutely prohibits it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted December 15, 2014 at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 at 01:28 AM Can a President and Vice President of an Association secretly endorse their candidate? No rule in RONR would prohibit it. Any restrictions on a president and vice president endorsing a candidate would have to be found in your rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Consecrata Posted December 15, 2014 at 04:59 AM Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 at 04:59 AM The situation is that the President wants only those who think as she does to be on the Council. An election was just held and the President sent letters around to members promoting a candidate that would 'think as she does'...it's a Catholic Association of females and the President sent letters around to promote the candidate of her choice, one she had selected. Those who received the letter were angry saying they had not asked for her input or opinion - she refuses to allow term limits and resists change. It's a small group, only about one hundred members, but there is no change and no term limits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted December 15, 2014 at 05:20 AM Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 at 05:20 AM Well, while Chairing a meeting the President should remain neutral. Outside a meeting, RONR does not apply, so the President (or any other member) can endorse a candidate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 15, 2014 at 01:51 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 at 01:51 PM The situation is that the President wants only those who think as she does to be on the Council. An election was just held and the President sent letters around to members promoting a candidate that would 'think as she does'...it's a Catholic Association of females and the President sent letters around to promote the candidate of her choice, one she had selected. Those who received the letter were angry saying they had not asked for her input or opinion - she refuses to allow term limits and resists change. It's a small group, only about one hundred members, but there is no change and no term limits...I don't see how sending a letter qualifies as a "secret", but there appears to be no violation of the rules in RONR. However, if the membership, or a sizable fraction thereof, do not approve of the tactics you have outlined, they have every right to include that in their decision of whom to vote for. If they're angry, they can show it at the polls. It is quite easy to limit the term of someone, with or without term limits, by voting for someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted December 15, 2014 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 at 02:15 PM The situation is that the President wants only those who think as she does to be on the Council. An election was just held and the President sent letters around to members promoting a candidate that would 'think as she does'...it's a Catholic Association of females and the President sent letters around to promote the candidate of her choice, one she had selected. Those who received the letter were angry saying they had not asked for her input or opinion - she refuses to allow term limits and resists change. It's a small group, only about one hundred members, but there is no change and no term limits... The president has such authority only insofar as the bylaws provide it. Whoever made her president may be able to remove her (see FAQ #20) or elect someone else to be president the next time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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