smastiff Posted July 23, 2018 at 04:55 PM Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 at 04:55 PM President resigned, vice president stepped up to fill the spot . The question is, for how long does the vice hold the position ?. Our club holds election every year , President and directors positions are 2 year positions and it is staggered so only half come up for re election each year. The president's position is not due for re-election until this fall 2019. Does the vice president hold this position until 2019 or is it shortened and put in for a vote in this years election fall 2018 ? Our bylaws do not address this problem . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:04 PM Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:04 PM Unless the bylaws say otherwise, the Vice President steps into the President position. Once that happens, that individual is President, not half-president or anything of the sort. Therefore, the term of office is the same as the President - i.e. until fall 2019. However, you do have a vacancy in Vice President, and that should be filled by whatever means you have of filling vacancies. Although you didn't say when the Vice President term ends, even if it ends this fall, the answer would be the same, because this individual is no longer Vice President at all. He is President, and therefore that is the only term of office relevant to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smastiff Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:33 PM Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:33 PM Is there any chapter or verse in Roberts rules that will strengthen this position . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:41 PM Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 at 05:41 PM I don't have my book with me, but I doubt it, other than the simple statement that the VP becomes P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted July 23, 2018 at 06:01 PM Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 at 06:01 PM In §47, Officers, under Vice President, it says: Quote Some societies elect several vice-presidents in an order of precedence: first, second, third, and so on. In case of the resignation or death of the president, the vice-president (if there is only one) or the first vice-president (if there are more than one) automatically becomes president for the unexpired term, unless the bylaws expressly provide otherwise for filling a vacancy in the office of president. The second vice-president, if there is one, then becomes first vice-president, and so on, with the vacancy to be filled occurring in the lowest-ranking vice-presidency. (emphasis in original) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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