Standing Rules for Elections

[Tomm]

As you well understand, the election of board members can be quite involved and many of the rules pertaining to the process are not in the context of a meeting, so is there a minimum requirement to run and serve that should be in the Bylaws and all the other incidental items be addressed in a Standing Rule?

Should the requirements to the eligibility to serve be the only items listed in the Bylaws, while other items such as when a candidate can apply to run, when is and what times is election day, etc. be in a Standing Rule? Seems we have way to much information within our Bylaws that do not pertain to the parliamentary rules to run a meeting!

I suppose the Bylaw could simply list the minimum requirements then state the complete process shall be per Standing Rule X?

[Richard Brown]

On 3/22/2023 at 2:00 PM, Tomm said:

As you well understand, the election of board members can be quite involved and many of the rules pertaining to the process are not in the context of a meeting, so is there a minimum requirement to run and serve that should be in the Bylaws and all the other incidental items be addressed in a Standing Rule?

Should the requirements to the eligibility to serve be the only items listed in the Bylaws, while other items such as when a candidate can apply to run, when is and what times is election day, etc. be in a Standing Rule? Seems we have way to much information within our Bylaws that do not pertain to the parliamentary rules to run a meeting!

I suppose the Bylaw could simply list the minimum requirements then state the complete process shall be per Standing Rule X?

All of those things are optional provisions that an organization may (or may not) want to include in its bylaws.  If you make the requirements too restrictive, you may find yourselves without enough members being able, willing, and QUALIFIED to serve.  Matters of procedure can be in your standing rules and special rules of order, but qualifications for holding office should normally be in the bylaws.  The items you mentioned that don't need to be in the bylaws seem more in the nature of special rules of order than standing rules.

[Josh Martin]

On 3/22/2023 at 2:00 PM, Tomm said:

As you well understand, the election of board members can be quite involved and many of the rules pertaining to the process are not in the context of a meeting, so is there a minimum requirement to run and serve that should be in the Bylaws and all the other incidental items be addressed in a Standing Rule?

Should the requirements to the eligibility to serve be the only items listed in the Bylaws, while other items such as when a candidate can apply to run, when is and what times is election day, etc. be in a Standing Rule? Seems we have way to much information within our Bylaws that do not pertain to the parliamentary rules to run a meeting!

I suppose the Bylaw could simply list the minimum requirements then state the complete process shall be per Standing Rule X?

I would suggest reviewing RONR (12th ed.) 56:23-32, 56:62.