Guest Sandra Posted September 8, 2020 at 07:53 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 at 07:53 PM When a board director leaves a board before his term has been fulfilled, does the new board director finish out the term for the previous director? Is that stated in R- Rules or is it up to the entity to decide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 8, 2020 at 08:29 PM Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 at 08:29 PM 32 minutes ago, Guest Sandra said: When a board director leaves a board before his term has been fulfilled, does the new board director finish out the term for the previous director? Is that stated in R- Rules or is it up to the entity to decide? Yes, the person elected to fill the vacancy finishes the term. I don't think there is actually anything in RONR explicitly stating this, likely because it was believed to be apparent on the face of it that if someone is elected to fill a vacancy, then the person fills the vacancy - no more and no less. I'm not quite sure what you are suggesting there is for the entity to decide. What other interpretation is being suggested of what happens if someone is elected to fill a vacancy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryn Ann Harlos Posted September 9, 2020 at 04:17 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 at 04:17 AM I am guessing, but it seems like staggered terms are referenced here... so if there is an intervening election before the term expires, does the term carry through? We have this in an organization I am part of but it is addressed in the bylaws that that even if the original term went to the next election, a replacement director has to be reelected at the next election for the rest of the term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 9, 2020 at 10:47 AM Report Share Posted September 9, 2020 at 10:47 AM 15 hours ago, Josh Martin said: Yes, the person elected to fill the vacancy finishes the term. I don't think there is actually anything in RONR explicitly stating this, likely because it was believed to be apparent on the face of it that if someone is elected to fill a vacancy, then the person fills the vacancy - no more and no less. I believe this is a correct statement whenever a vacancy arises due to death, resignation, or removal, and it is made explicit in the case of a vacancy arising in the office of president (RONR, 12th ed., 47:28). I think I should also refer here to the different rule that applies if a vacancy occurs as a result of an incomplete election (RONR, 12th ed., 46:45). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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