Volunteer rejected by board

It should be spelled out in your bylaws. It's probably up to the board to replace a director who resigns (or in this case, resigns one of her two positions). If, as you state, "This President rules over the other Board members so they would follow her lead", then she may well have her way. The position should become vacant at the next election and the membership can vote in whomever they feel is best qualified.

Two thoughts:
1. The bylaws often do not allow a director to serve in more than one capacity. An exception might be "secretary/treasurer".

2. A BOD composed of people who "do not like each other" can easily get bogged down in power struggles and nothing gets done. It often happens but it's not good for the community.

I have read the CC&R's 50 times and do know it. I have not read Robert's Rule and no nothing about making motions, etc. This will be my next project. This all took place at the Board meeting. I had told the President she could not hold another office (states so in the ByLaws) weeks before and so I told her again at the meeting in front of the MC and the five (5)members that showed up. Her reply was, yes I can and no one else spoke up. The PM did say she would check on it. But it really doesn't matter because no one cares and how would anyone know and she does as she pleases. She recently appointed a HO to be V. President, this person and the HO had come to our May meeting highly intoxicated. They disrupted the meeting continually w/fowl language and abused the old PM until she got up and left(Presidents neighbor). A couple of months later the MC dropped us. (I have all of this on tape.) I personally didn't feel this was a good choice for the Board (over ruled). We are hurting so badly for good volunteers, it doesn't seem right that this HO could be reject for no good reason. We were suppose to have our Annual meeting in Jan. but were told it's not happening until March, then we can elect new officers, I hope.