(As a point of procedure, I want to note that although I started this thread, because I subsequently accepted the nomination for Chair, I am no longer moderating it--currently, Assistant Secretary David is.)
This question was posted in the Nominations thread:
As a point of procedural clarification, should Jeff be elected as Chair, would he also retain his position as Secretary, or would we need to hold another election for that position?
I believe that Secretary is a Board-elected position, so other then nominations there would not need to be a member election if Jeff were to win Chair, and no longer be Secretary.
It is correct that Secretary is board elected. Although the bylaws governing this situation allow a person to hold two board positions, if I am elected Chair I will immediately resign from Secretary, as I believe it is best for each of the board positions to be held by separate people (other than brief transition periods or very exceptional circumstances). A vacancy in the Secretary position will be filled by a vote of the six of the nine board members who are member elected. They will solicit applications for the Secretary position but the vote will be by the board. The Assistant Secretary and I will be available to fulfill the role of the Secretary until the board formally fills the vacancy.
I also currently hold the position of Website Manager. Due to the importance of this position and the active attention required, I plan on continuing to hold this until a replacement can be found, but I will be much more aggressively recruiting to replace it. I do not know how long this will take to happen.