Election of Extra Officer-at AGM

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

No need to rectify.

Until you amend your bylaws you still have only three directors at large. Though you might want to formally acknowledge that by making a point of order at the next regular meeting."

[Guest Robert Vernon]

Thanks for your response-so whats the position now of the 4th Director at Large elected at the AGM by the members. Having elected a 4th Director at large at the AGM- which is the supreme authority could that be considered an automatic amendment as well of"

[Guest Robert Vernon]

I should have also pointed out that this realization of the discrepancy with the constitution occurred after the AGM.

Would we have to call a special Gen meeting of members and with the quorum in place amend. or could we carry on with the 4th and note"

[Guest Thomas Ralph]

The fourth director-at-large was not properly elected and does not have a post.

A motion contradicting the bylaws is null and void — even if passed by the AGM."

[Guest Trina]

> Would we have to call a special Gen meeting of members and with the quorum in place amend. or could we carry on with the 4th and note for ratification next AGM <

If you are able (per bylaws) to call a special meeting to amend bylaws, that"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

>>would an amendment of the bylaws heal the breach, and allow the 4th director to remain in place without further ado? Or would the organization have to elect that person again, after the bylaws are amended? Based on other things I've read on the fo"

[Guest Trina]

> Because it's the latter. <

Well, OK, that would have been my first guess, before reading a lot of threads on this forum over the past 8 months or so.

However, I remember several discussions of what 'null and void' means, and i"

[Guest John M.]

>>Also doesn't a finding have to be made before the election is undone?<<

Yes.

>>Isn't this somewhat analogous to the situation when an election is conducted at an AGM, and it is later found that there was no quorum at "

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

It's one thing to let an irregular election stand until it's declared null and void following a point of order. It's quite another thing to think that someone holds a non-existent office until someone formally points out that fact.

Or maybe it's "

[Guest John M.]

>>It's quite another thing to think that someone holds a non-existent office until someone formally points out that fact.<<

So how are you suggesting this would be corrected, other than through a ruling by the chair at a general membe"