Guest Denise Posted December 21, 2018 at 04:11 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 at 04:11 PM We had a nomination for the board. A gentlemen was elected as house chairman - unopposed - we had an election. A few days after the election, he decided to not take the position. What do we do now? - special election?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted December 21, 2018 at 04:26 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 at 04:26 PM Assuming the person elected as house chairman did not immediately decline the position, you now have a vacancy in that position. First check your bylaws to see if they describe a vacancy-filling procedure. Often such procedures will stipulate that the president, or the board has the authority to appoint someone to the position, typically for the remainder of the original term. If you do not have such a procedure, a special election should be held to fill the vacancy, by the same body that did the electing originally. This should be done as soon as possible, including calling a special meeting for this purpose if your rules provide for special meetings. Notice of the election must be given for whatever meeting it is scheduled for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisevig35 Posted December 21, 2018 at 06:27 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 at 06:27 PM . Thank you; that was very helpful He won the position because he was unopposed. before he was seated at our December meeting, he opted to not to take the job. We have no bylaw in place for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted December 21, 2018 at 07:06 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 at 07:06 PM If, in fact, you have no bylaw procedure for filling a vacancy in office, then you would hold a special election for the office as described above. Do your bylaws provide for holding special meetings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted December 21, 2018 at 09:47 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 at 09:47 PM What if there's a Vice Chair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted December 21, 2018 at 11:46 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 at 11:46 PM Guest Denise's original post suggests that the house committee chairmanship is a board position. If there is a vice chair position, certainly that person could take over chairing the committee, but I think whether the vice chair becomes the new official chair of the committee (and apparently a board member) may depend on how such a vice chair position is defined in their rules. In my experience, very few ordinary societies have officially-defined vice chair positions for their committees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denisevig35 Posted December 22, 2018 at 05:05 PM Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 at 05:05 PM There is no vice chair and yes we have a bylaw for special meetings I am thinking we can post the vacancy for interested parties; then have a special election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Zev Posted December 22, 2018 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 at 07:05 PM 1 hour ago, denisevig35 said: I am thinking we can post the vacancy for interested parties; then have a special election. I'm good with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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