Board Resignation

Normally it would be up to the Board to select his replacement, however since he has set a date in the future for his resignation to become effective, you can hold a vote. Just don't be surprised when you start collecting signatures to hold a special meeting that he changes his resignation to effective immediately. Why do you want to hold an expensive and time consuming vote (you would have to follow all of the D-S rules for an election) to replace this one director?

Corporations Code §7224. Filling Vacancies; Resignation.

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws and except for a vacancy created by the removal of a director, vacancies on the board may be filled by approval of the board (Section 5032) or, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, by

(1) the unanimous written consent of the directors then in office,

(2) the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office at a meeting held pursuant to notice or waivers of notice complying with Section 7211, or

(3) a sole remaining director.

Unless the articles or a bylaw approved by the members (Section 5034) provide that the board may fill vacancies occurring in the board by reason of the removal of directors, or unless the corporation has no members pursuant to Section 7310, such vacancies may be filled only by approval of the members (Section 5034).

(b) The members may elect a director at any time to fill any vacancy not filled by the directors.

(c) Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the chairman of the board, the president, the secretary or the board of directors of the corporation, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. If the resignation is effective at a future time, a successor may be elected to take office when the resignation becomes effective.

I agree with CarolR11. Saying is not doing. The director has to resign first, in writing. After the director resigns, the remaining directors can decide on a replacement and the replaced director should have no say. An elected office isn't like a title that can be willed to an heir or transferred to a favorite.

In regards to a sitting Director who is resigning at a later date, there is case law that allows the resigning Director to vote on their replacement, Mayo v. Interment Properties Our property just went through a whole Board resignation and they all nominated and appointed their replacements. As somone said, if you don't like the results, you can either recall or wait until the next election and then vote your choice of replacement.