If you have incorporated as a 501 (c)(3), you'll need to follow your state's corporations codes regarding term limits for Non-Profit Public Benefit Corporations.

You can probably find your state's corporations codes online.

We have 2 year term limits on our Executive Board positions, but not on committee chairs. The term limits force new faces and new energy and new ideas into the organization. Term limits also reduce the risk of the group becoming clique-ish. Rarely is our entire board brand new, so there's usually at least one officer who brings her experience to the board. We have had a couple of special situations when we've needed to set aside the term limits to allow an officer to continue beyond 2 years, but we vote on that at a general meeting and it's a rare exception.

We are coming up to our nominations and also revising our by-laws at the same time. We need HELP. Can anyone contribute some advice on why we would want to saet limitations on how many consecutive years a person can be in a particular position. right now we have a 2 year limitation and some others (a few on our by-laws committee) want that to change and allow that position to be held for however long somebody would want to hold it. Others of us feel that a way to keep everyone honest and with fresh ideas is to set limitations is there anyone who diagrees/agrees?? PLEASE HELP