MANUAL OF PROCEDURE
Club bylaws supplement the Standard Rotary Club Constitution with common club practices.The bylaws in this document are recommendations, but once adopted are binding for the members of the club. Customize them to reflect your club's practices, and confirm that they are not in conflict with the RI Constitution and Bylaws, the Standard Rotary Club Constitution (except where permitted), and the Rotary Code of the policies Articles that your club is required to include are noted below.
Your club may choose how it defines a quorum for voting purposes.
The governing body of this club is its boards of directors, consisting of , at a minimum , the president, immediate past president, president-elect, secretary, and the treasurer.
The Standard Rotary Club Constitution requires a club's bylaws to include article 2. The officers listed above are required to be members of the club board. Your club's board may have additional members, such as the vice president, the president-nominee, sergeant-at-arms, or other directors.If your club has satellite clubs, list their club board members in this article, also.
Section 1- One month before elections, members nominate candidates for president,vice president,secretary,treasurer,any open director positions.The nominations may be presented by a nominating committee, by members from the floor, or both.
Section 2- The candidate who receives a majority of the votes for each office is declared elected to that office.
Section 3- If any officer or board member vacates their position, the remaining members of the board will appoint a replacement.
Section 4- If any officer-elect or director-elect vacates a position, the remaining members of the board-elect will appoint a replacement.
Section 5- The terms of office for each role are:
The Standard Rotary Club Constitution requires that your club's bylaws specify an election process. If a nominating committes is used, include details of how it is appointed. The term of office of a club president is specified as one year in the Standard Rotary Club Constitution. When a successor is not elected, the current president's term can be extended for upto one year.