A director appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected. The bylaws may provide the exact method of filling vacancies.Directors may resign at any time. Every set of compliant nonprofit bylaws should outline the process for adding and removing members of your board of directors. Only the named director or directors may be removed at such meeting. One common disqualifier is current employment with the State of Illinois. Resolutions of the board of directors of an Illinois corporation appointing directors to fill director vacancies.