Guest MItchell Posted May 6, 2016 at 09:18 PM Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 at 09:18 PM Assuming that all Board candidates come from our general membership, who determines the specific requirements each candidate to be "eligible"? What happens in the case where a candidate does not meet the published requirements of the Board position? Are there examples of specific requirements for a candidate to be considered "eligible" that I can locate? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted May 6, 2016 at 09:58 PM Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 at 09:58 PM Any requirements to be eligible for office or board positions need to be in your bylaws. Otherwise, people have a right to be nominated and to serve. If a candidate doesn't meet the bylaws qualifications, then they cannot take office. Sometimes there are requirements like a certain amount of time in the organization, a give or get program, or a requirement for some sort of professional qualification or training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted May 7, 2016 at 01:01 AM Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 at 01:01 AM I agree with Godelfan, but would add, in case it's not clear, that neither the board nor the president nor the general membership have any authority to impose any "qualifications" on candidates other than those in the bylaws. If there are no qualifications in the bylaws, then there are no qualifications. You would have to amend the bylaws to impose qualifications (or additional qualifications). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted May 7, 2016 at 07:06 AM Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 at 07:06 AM 9 hours ago, Guest MItchell said: Q. Are there examples of specific requirements for a candidate to be considered "eligible" that I can locate? A. No. Under Robert's Rules of Order, all human beings who are not yet dead, are eligible to serve in elected/appointed office for any organization. If you WANT to have qualifications, then you will have to amend your bylaws. Your board cannot willy-nilly create "candidate qualifications" out of thin air. Your board is free to create a "wish list" or a "recommended set of skills", but those extra criteria are not binding, and won't prevent, for example, convicted felons or at-large fugitives, from being elected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2016 at 10:40 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 at 10:40 PM Are there any requirements that a nominee get more than on nomination or second in order to qualify for the ballot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted June 9, 2016 at 10:52 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 at 10:52 PM Such requirements would have to be found in your rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted June 9, 2016 at 10:54 PM Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 at 10:54 PM Also for future reference, please post as a new topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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