Running for office and voting privileges

[Guest Dana Homann]

A new group is forming. This is a group of youth in grades 8th through High School. It will be group led with adult volunteer assistance. An initial meeting was held to determine interest in forming this group. Subsequently, two meetings were held. At the last meeting by-laws were discussed with plans to vote on them at the next meeting. Election of officers will also be held at the next meeting.

If individuals attended the initial informational meeting, but not the two following meetings are they eligible to run for an office?

If individuals attended the initial informational meeting, but not he two following meetings are they eligible to vote for others who are running for an office?

[George Mervosh]

28 minutes ago, Guest Dana Homann said:

A new group is forming. This is a group of youth in grades 8th through High School. It will be group led with adult volunteer assistance. An initial meeting was held to determine interest in forming this group. Subsequently, two meetings were held. At the last meeting by-laws were discussed with plans to vote on them at the next meeting. Election of officers will also be held at the next meeting.

If individuals attended the initial informational meeting, but not the two following meetings are they eligible to run for an office?

If individuals attended the initial informational meeting, but not he two following meetings are they eligible to vote for others who are running for an office?

1) The qualifications and/or restrictions on who can hold office are to be placed in these bylaws which are to be adopted. 

2) If I understand your scenario, this will be done in meeting #4 and missing meetings 2 and 3 won't affect their eligibility to vote.  But they have to be enrolled as members in meeting #4 to vote after the bylaws are adopted.  "RECESS TO ENROLL MEMBERS. After the adoption of the bylaws, only those who join the society are entitled to vote in further proceedings. At this point, therefore, the meeting recesses to enroll initial members. Immediate admission to membership is contingent upon signing a permanent record sheet provided in advance by the secretary pro tem— to be filed with the original papers of the organization. This signature constitutes agreement to abide by the bylaws, and is a commitment to prompt payment of the initiation fee (if there is one) and dues for the first year or other period prescribed by the bylaws. Persons thus signing become "charter members."* The secretary pro tem should record and give receipt for payments received from members until the treasurer is elected and takes office."  RONR (11th ed.), pp. 559-560  After this is done, the recess should end and the elections can take place.  

"READING OF THE ROLL AND ELECTION OF PERMANENT OFFICERS. After the recess the chairman pro tem calls for the reading of the roll of members, and the secretary pro tem does so. The chair then says, "The next business in order is the nomination and election of the permanent officers as prescribed in the bylaws." 
The nomination and election processes are as described in 46, the election being by ballot if the bylaws so prescribe, which they usually should. The members for whom one can vote are not limited to nominees, since each member is free to vote for any member who is not made ineligible by the bylaws. After the election is completed, the chair declares the results. Unless a proviso attached to the bylaws (pp. 597–98) prescribes otherwise, the newly elected officers immediately replace the temporary ones." RONR (11th ed.), p. 560

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Edited November 6, 2018 at 03:54 PM by George Mervosh
Added extra cited passage