Guest Shantel Ruebling Posted September 11, 2021 at 08:01 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 at 08:01 PM A new board has been seated and no one will accept nomination for Presidency. How is this handled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 11, 2021 at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 at 08:05 PM On 9/11/2021 at 4:01 PM, Guest Shantel Ruebling said: A new board has been seated and no one will accept nomination for Presidency. How is this handled? Draw straws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantel Ruebling Posted September 11, 2021 at 10:54 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 at 10:54 PM Does Robert’s Rules address this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 11, 2021 at 11:15 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 at 11:15 PM (edited) On 9/11/2021 at 3:01 PM, Guest Shantel Ruebling said: A new board has been seated and no one will accept nomination for Presidency. How is this handled? Well, I think the first step is to ask the person who has agreed to serve as Vice President (if anyone has) to serve as President, since becoming President in the event of a vacancy is the Vice President's primary job. Failing that, the election must still be held, even without nominations. Write-in votes are in order. Perhaps a person will change their mind in the event the person is actually elected. Failing that, if the election is ultimately postponed beyond the current meeting, what happens next depends on what the bylaws provide in regard to the term of office for the President. If the bylaws provide that officers serve "until their successors are elected," then the current President will continue to serve until a successor is elected (or until they resign). Failing that (or if the President gets fed up and resigns), the Vice President becomes President until the election for President can be completed. If you haven't managed to elect a Vice President either (or if they also resign), both vacancies may be filled in the manner specified in the organization's bylaws, and those persons will serve until the election can be completed. In the interim, the Secretary (or any member, if you haven't managed to elect one of those either) would call meetings to order and preside over the election of a Chairman Pro Tempore for that meeting. See RONR (12th ed.) 46:45. Edited September 11, 2021 at 11:16 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted September 12, 2021 at 01:56 AM Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 at 01:56 AM As our colleague of blessed memory, Dr. Stackpole, used to point out, societies are not forever. It may be time for this one to dissolve for lack of sufficient interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantel Ruebling Posted September 12, 2021 at 02:02 AM Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 at 02:02 AM Thank you for your assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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