immediate resignation of pres. after electio

[Guest Robert B. Fish]

If the president accepted the job when elected or did not immediately decline when told he had won the job, then he did become president. Since your organization does not have a vice president, you have a vacancy in the office of president and that vacan"

[Guest Carol Harless]

Thanks for a quick response.

The meeting was adjourned before the president could announce that he was resigning. Nothing in our bylaws, which are very poorly written, covers resignations, except that anyone who resigns can never hold office again un"

[Guest Gary c Tesser]

Getting some of the easy ones out of the way:

1. A resignation is a request to be excused from a duty. The president's resignation is not effective until it is accepted by the body authorized to accept it. That might not be the board."

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

Your bylaws should describe the process for calling special meetings. If they don't, you'll have to wait until the next regular meeting.

If the bylaws contain no vacancy-filling provisions, you'll need to hold an election.

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