What happens if you do no follow the bylaws of a nonprofit organization?

Question

If the bylaws state that you should vote a member in if this is not done is that person who was not voted in a member

Answer 1

Since the bylaws only state that you should and not that you must I would say no. But what good are your bylaws if they tell you who you must accept then require you to take a vote on the person's membership. See the contradiction?

I'm thinking you're interpreting the word should to mean that the person fits certain criteria of group membership but that your bylaws don't tell you that the person MUST be accepted into the group.

Answer 2

You question is impossible to answer without more details. Your question is basically "What happens?" That really depends. For example, was the person denied admission? Was the person granted membership without a formal vote? Do the other members object? You can answer the question of what happens if you haven't fully described what happened. Maybe nothing will happen. Maybe all hell will break loose.