Guest Patricia Posted March 14, 2015 at 12:53 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 12:53 PM Our organization states in the bylaws that a nominating committee is to be elected at the January meeting and a slate of officers presented at the February meeting. Both of these deadlines have passed. What do we do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted March 14, 2015 at 01:06 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 01:06 PM Tell the Nominating Committee to get to work, nominate good people, and hold your incomplete (to say the least!) election at your next meeting. Be sure to notify members that the election WILL be held then. And stop using the word "slate" -- it is not defined in RONR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 14, 2015 at 01:32 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 01:32 PM And don't forget to accept nominations from the floor. And find new people to serve on the nominating committee for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielEHayes Posted March 14, 2015 at 03:18 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 03:18 PM Basically you guys messed up. Does that mean you need to lock the doors? No.. Things happen. Fix it ASAP as Dr Stackpole has suggested. You can't unring the bell once its been rung. All you can do is the best you can as soon as possible to come into compliance with your rules. That said, make sure you follow all your notice requirements in your bylaws and in RONR that you need to and make sure you have a quorum there for the elections. Follow the rules as best you can outside of having missed the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patricia Posted March 14, 2015 at 03:52 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 03:52 PM Well it was actually the President that messed up and didn't ask for votes for the nominating committee. How do we go about getting the nominating committee elected? Executive committee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted March 14, 2015 at 04:00 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 04:00 PM Well it was actually the President that messed up and didn't ask for votes for the nominating committee. How do we go about getting the nominating committee elected? Executive committee? What do your bylaws say about how the nominating committee is to be appointed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 14, 2015 at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 04:01 PM Well it was actually the President that messed up and didn't ask for votes for the nominating committee. How do we go about getting the nominating committee elected? Executive committee?You must follow whatever procedure is required in the bylaws for selecting the nominating committee. If the bylaws say it is to be elected by the general membership, you cannot shortcut that process by having the executive committee do it. I see three options: One is to elect the nominating committee at your next meeting and then have the elections at the following meeting. Another is to just take nominations from the floor and conduct the elections at the next meeting. A third option is to have one or two special meetings for the purpose of electing the nominating committee or conducting the elections or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patricia Posted March 14, 2015 at 06:08 PM Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 at 06:08 PM Thanks Richard. Yes, our bylaws state the general membership elects the nominating committee in January. I will pass the info on to our president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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