Guest Cecilia Williams Posted November 27, 2017 at 09:59 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 09:59 PM Is the Immediate Past Captain the last person holding the office? So if a person is elected to a second consecutive term, that person would be the Immediate Past Captain as well; as the newly elected Captain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted November 27, 2017 at 10:06 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 10:06 PM That's a matter of interpreting your rules, since RONR doesn't have any such position. However, I think most of us would agree that, while one can wind up being Immediate Past X as well as current X, it wouldn't be this way. Most of us here also agree that you shouldn't have any such position, at least not with any actual duties or power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted November 27, 2017 at 10:08 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 10:08 PM 2 minutes ago, Guest Cecilia Williams said: Is the Immediate Past Captain the last person holding the office? Well, not quite. By common english usage, the immediate past officer would be the last person to hold that office prior to the current office holder. 4 minutes ago, Guest Cecilia Williams said: So if a person is elected to a second consecutive term, that person would be the Immediate Past Captain as well; as the newly elected Captain? No, not by the generally accepted definition above. The current office holder is current, regardless of how many consecutive terms he may serve. Incidentally, RONR does not recognize any role for immediate past officers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 27, 2017 at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 at 10:12 PM No. Unless you have some customized rule to the contrary, the immediate past president (or, I suppose, captain), is the last person to hold that office PRIOR TO the current occupant of the office. An officer such as president doesn't become a past president (or immediate past president) until he is no longer president. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 28, 2017 at 03:32 PM Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 at 03:32 PM 17 hours ago, Guest Cecilia Williams said: Is the Immediate Past Captain the last person holding the office? So if a person is elected to a second consecutive term, that person would be the Immediate Past Captain as well; as the newly elected Captain? No. If someone is the present captain, then someone else must be the past captain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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