Pro tem officers

[rbk]

RONR describes how to elect a pro tem presiding officer and a pro tem secretary. In the absence of both a presiding officer and a secretary, who would call a meeting to order and start the process of electing pro tem officers?

[George Mervosh]

On 10/27/2022 at 11:30 AM, rbk said:

RONR describes how to elect a pro tem presiding officer and a pro tem secretary. In the absence of both a presiding officer and a secretary, who would call a meeting to order and start the process of electing pro tem officers?

If there is a vice president or vice chair, he would preside over the assembly and the election of a secretary pro tem.

If there is no such officer, any member can do it - "If neither the president nor any vice-president is present, the secretary—or in the secretary's absence some other member—calls the meeting to order, and the assembly immediately elects a chairman pro tem to preside during that session."  RONR (12th ed.), 47:11 3)  After the pro tem presiding officer is elected, he would preside over the election of a pro tem secretary.

[puzzling]

so if I recap correctly ( if no officer is present)

meeting called to order by any member

elect chairman pro tem

elect secretary pro tem

 

[Gary Novosielski]

On 10/27/2022 at 1:12 PM, puzzling said:

so if I recap correctly ( if no officer is present)

meeting called to order by any member

elect chairman pro tem

elect secretary pro tem

 

Yes, clarifying that after the chairman pro tem is elected, the member who called the meeting to order relinquishes the chair immediately.