Guest Hilandr1 Posted October 25, 2010 at 05:26 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 at 05:26 PM Can a person be elected to two seperate positions on a governing board. Just in case they lose one position they would be able to take the other one?The by laws state that a person cann not be an officer (pres, VP , Secy or treasure) and a trustee at the same time-- But nothing about the actual election..??Any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted October 25, 2010 at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 at 05:30 PM Can a person be elected to two seperate positions on a governing board. Just in case they lose one position they would be able to take the other one?The by laws state that a person cann not be an officer (pres, VP , Secy or treasure) and a trustee at the same time-- But nothing about the actual election..??Nothing in RONR prohibits the same person from serving in more than one office. Your bylaws apparently do, so if someone is elected to more than one office, he'll have to choose the one he wants. Then you'll have to vote again for the other office (i.e. it doesn't go to the person who came in second). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted October 25, 2010 at 05:37 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 at 05:37 PM And generally speaking, it is not a good idea to elect one person as both President and Vice President, but other then that one person normally can hold more than one position unless the by-laws (or the membership through elections) state otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted October 25, 2010 at 06:04 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 at 06:04 PM Can a person be elected to two seperate positions on a governing board. Just in case they lose one position they would be able to take the other one?The by laws state that a person cann not be an officer (pres, VP , Secy or treasure) and a trustee at the same time-- But nothing about the actual election..??Any helpSee RONR(10th ed.), p. 425, l. 30 - p. 426, l. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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