NCDSA2011 Posted November 21, 2020 at 10:33 PM Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 at 10:33 PM Can a member of our Union hold more than 1 position on the Executive board? Our Bylaws make no mention of the possibility of this happening and we have several members running for multiple positions. I would think if the same person becomes the President and the Treasurer, how is there a checks and balance when the same person signs both spots on the check? (Bylaw says the President and Treasurer must sign checks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted November 21, 2020 at 10:38 PM Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 at 10:38 PM 5 minutes ago, NCDSA2011 said: Can a member of our Union hold more than 1 position on the Executive board? No rule in RONR prohibits it, and neither does any rule in RONR. 5 minutes ago, NCDSA2011 said: I would think if the same person becomes the President and the Treasurer, how is there a checks and balance when the same person signs both spots on the check? If the society views it as a problem to have the same person serve as President and Treasurer, then elect someone else to one of those offices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted November 21, 2020 at 10:42 PM Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 at 10:42 PM I agree with Mr. Martin; however, I would note that a person who sits on the board ex officio by virtue of holding two offices simultaneously will have only one vote during meetings of the executive board. "One man, one vote" is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted November 21, 2020 at 11:08 PM Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 at 11:08 PM I agree with Messrs. Martin and Elsman. I just add the fact that the union can elect one person to more than one position, but that needs to be a deliberate choice. If you're electing multiple board positions on the same ballot, you need to follow the following procedure. RONR (12th ed.) 46:32(1): "When voting for multiple offices by a single ballot, the members are not able to take the result for one office into account when voting for another office. For this reason, a candidate is never deemed elected to more than one office by a single ballot unless the motion or rules governing the election specifically provide for such simultaneous election. When there is no such provision, a candidate who receives a majority for more than one office on a single ballot must, if present, choose which one of the offices he will accept; if he is absent, the assembly decides by a ballot vote the office to be assigned to him. This question, which is debatable, requires a majority vote for adoption. The assembly then ballots again to fill the other office(s). (The assembly is free, however, to elect the same person to another office on a subsequent ballot, unless the bylaws prohibit a person from holding both offices simultaneously.)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted November 21, 2020 at 11:20 PM Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 at 11:20 PM 43 minutes ago, NCDSA2011 said: Can a member of our Union hold more than 1 position on the Executive board? 37 minutes ago, Josh Martin said: No rule in RONR prohibits it, and neither does any rule in RONR. Okay, okay, I got it the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDSA2011 Posted November 22, 2020 at 12:56 AM Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 at 12:56 AM We are electing multiple (5) board positions on the same ballot. Thank you to all who replied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted November 22, 2020 at 09:17 PM Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 at 09:17 PM 22 hours ago, Josh Martin said: No rule in RONR prohibits it, and neither does any rule in RONR. That's all well and good, but what about the rules in RONR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDSA2011 Posted November 23, 2020 at 07:08 PM Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 at 07:08 PM I did not mention, our Union is incorporate, does that make a difference? Is there a separate set of rules for a corparation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted November 23, 2020 at 07:28 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 at 07:28 PM 18 minutes ago, NCDSA2011 said: I did not mention, our Union is incorporate, does that make a difference? Is there a separate set of rules for a corparation? There is not a separate set of rules in RONR. However, the nonprofit corporation statutes or the statutes dealing with unions in your state might have something to say about it. If there is a conflict between state law and RONR, state law would control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted November 23, 2020 at 08:54 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 at 08:54 PM On 11/21/2020 at 7:56 PM, NCDSA2011 said: We are electing multiple (5) board positions on the same ballot. Thank you to all who replied. I hope that these five positions are all different from each other in some way, as opposed to being five identical positions ( e.g., defined just as director, trustee, etc). While I don't believe there is any prohibition in RONR against one member holding two or more identical positions, it would make no sense whatever to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDSA2011 Posted November 23, 2020 at 09:15 PM Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 at 09:15 PM The 5 positions are different however, the VP takes over for the President in his absence. The same person in running for both positions. The President and Treasurer sign checks however, the same person is running for both positions. It just does not seam to make sense to me that 1 person can hold multiple spots. I seam to be the minority on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted November 23, 2020 at 09:20 PM Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 at 09:20 PM I think you search in vain for something in RONR (12th ed.) to support your minority opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDSA2011 Posted November 23, 2020 at 09:35 PM Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 at 09:35 PM I appreciate everyone's help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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