bjones41 Posted January 24, 2018 at 04:24 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 at 04:24 AM I'm a 25 year member of a VFD. My question is this. The Secretary on the board of directors falsified documents to receive money that she wasn't entitled to receive. I discovered and reported to the board. They turned the other cheek, allowed her tho repay the money and keep her position, no repercussions. She is up for re-election. How do I bring this up to stop her from being re-elected? Can you legally object to a nomination? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted January 24, 2018 at 05:04 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 at 05:04 AM 17 minutes ago, bjones41 said: I'm a 25 year member of a VFD. My question is this. The Secretary on the board of directors falsified documents to receive money that she wasn't entitled to receive. I discovered and reported to the board. They turned the other cheek, allowed her tho repay the money and keep her position, no repercussions. She is up for re-election. How do I bring this up to stop her from being re-elected? Can you legally object to a nomination? There is no rule regarding campaigning outside of the meeting. You cannot object to a nomination; you could raise a point of order if the member is ineligible, but you have not suggested that she is. Nominations are debatable, but the rules of debate would prohibit you accusing another member as this would reflect on the member's "conduct and character (P. 344)." There could be several "back door" methods. Some are dependent on your bylaws. It may be possible to make a motion to censure the individual, which would permit debate regarding the member's "conduct and character." There is no guarantee that you could do this before the election, if you try to do this at the election meeting. The motion would have to be seconded, and I think you will need very strong support to discuss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted January 24, 2018 at 06:03 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 at 06:03 AM Bjones, if your organization will be using a nominating committee, and if she hasn't already been nominated, you and others can talk to the members of the nominating committee and explain the situation to them and urge them not to nominate her. Of course, unless your bylaws prohibit it, she could be nominated from the floor by one of her supporters. I agree with JJ that the best thing is probably to discuss the situation privately with the other members outside of a meeting context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjones41 Posted January 30, 2018 at 11:57 PM Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 at 11:57 PM Thanks JJ and Richard for your replies. I had to miss the corporation meeting due to being with my daughter in the hospital. The whole thing was swept under the rug and she got re-elected. I guess my only hope is deal with it or ask her to resign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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