Non-specific elections - positions not named

[Guest J. J.]

You bylaws supersede RONR.

J. J."

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Margaret,

You have some pretty disorganized rules, there.

• Your question is about a body called "board of directors".

• Your first cited rule is about a body called "executive committee".

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[Guest Margaret]

I agree that the bylaws need work. Sadly, they're very recent.

So there is no rule in RONR saying how to elect a board? This would explain why I couldn't seem to find anything...

Let's assume that the bylaws say:

The Board s"

[Guest H.Wm.Mountcastle]

Your organization will have to figure what your bylaws mean.

In some organizations, the general membership elects (generic) board members and then the board meets and elects officers.

In other organizations, the general membership elects"

[Guest Kim Goldsworthy]

Margaret,

>>The Board shall be elected from the ___ members or current executive officers in attendance at the Annual General Meeting.<<

. . .

>>If I'm reading the response & bylaws correctly, then, as the bylaws do not s"

[Guest Trina]

> If I'm reading the response & bylaws correctly, then, as the bylaws do not say that the members need to elect the various *positions* to the board, then there is nothing to preclude either people being elected for the position of Chair, Vice-Cha"

[Guest Margaret]

There seems to be a custom of electing as a whole, and then the board deciding within themselves. I'm not sure how long-standing that tradition is.

I'm not necessarily looking to change it - but I've had a couple of people ask me how it works, an"