Guest Gaudias Posted August 31, 2018 at 02:33 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 at 02:33 AM We are a large not-for-profit organization with an executive committee lead by a President, Vice-President and several other officers. Elections are held every year for a new President, VP and all other members of the executive committee. Following our last election, the new elected president submitted his resignation few days before the start of his new term. How should this be handled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted August 31, 2018 at 02:42 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 at 02:42 AM If there is a vacancy in the office of president, the vice president automatically becomes president unless your bylaws provide otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted August 31, 2018 at 02:44 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 at 02:44 AM The membership (or the board, if it is empowered to fill vacancies) may accept the resignation which will become effective on the first day of the new term. Then your VP-elect will instantly become President and you will have a vacancy in the office of VP to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted August 31, 2018 at 06:10 AM Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 at 06:10 AM And the reason behind these correct answers is that the newly elected person cannot, logically, resign from an office he doesn't hold. On the first moment of the new term he IS president for an instant, and his resignation becomes immediately effective. (If you blink, you will miss the whole thing!) Which, by the way, means that guy who resigned just became the immediate past president. Just another reason to NOT include that position on your Bord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gaudias Posted September 4, 2018 at 04:27 PM Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 at 04:27 PM On 8/31/2018 at 2:10 AM, jstackpo said: And the reason behind these correct answers is that the newly elected person cannot, logically, resign from an office he doesn't hold. On the first moment of the new term he IS president for an instant, and his resignation becomes immediately effective. (If you blink, you will miss the whole thing!) Which, by the way, means that guy who resigned just became the immediate past president. Just another reason to NOT include that position on your Bord. Very interesting and seemingly a very important one re. " guy who resigned just became the immediate past president'". I suspect that this would apply even though the elected president resigned before the start of his term. Thank you all for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 4, 2018 at 05:58 PM Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 at 05:58 PM 1 hour ago, Guest Gaudias said: Very interesting and seemingly a very important one re. " guy who resigned just became the immediate past president'". I suspect that this would apply even though the elected president resigned before the start of his term. Thank you all for your input. Well, that might depend. If he was elected to a clearly defined (in the bylaws) office of "President-Elect" and resigned before the end of the Pres-Elect's term (that "end" is when he normally would have become President automatically) then, clearly, he would not become a past president as he never made it to the president's office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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