Reading between the lines, perhaps what your bylaws are intending to state is that the NOMINATED PERSON must be identified, confirmed, and proposed by the Executive board (i.e. the board is acting as your Nominating Committee). NOT that the actual person being nominated must be an officer already. If the wording is just as you state, I could see where there could be two different interpretations. In the absence of very explicit language that the nominee must be a current officer, I would suggest that any member is eligible, as long as the Executive Board nominates him/her.

Something is missing here. How does a person get elected to the executive committee so they can eventually get elected president? Are they implying that only another office can in fact run for president? Or can only existing officers run for offices? (Massive confussion ensues here) Why can nominations for president only come from the executive committee why not from the membership or anyone who wishes to run (tyically called floor nominations). Roberts Rules (if your by laws cite them) has an outstanding section on holding elections to include nominations.

In our Bylaws they state that Nominations for President will come from the current Executive Board and then put out to a vote by the General membership. Nominations for canidates will be held at the the April Executive Board meeting and elections will take place in May with votes tallied by the Principal or his/her representative.
No where in our Bylaws does it say that only an Executive Board member can run for the President position. Some of our Board members are saying that only a current Board member can run. Does that seem right from what I have written above?
Help. Thanks