rhammar Posted July 19, 2013 at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 at 02:44 PM A nominee for an elective office announces in between ballots that he is removing his name from consideration. A few ballots later, he announces that he wants to reinstate his name as a nominee. Is this scenario addressed in RONR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted July 19, 2013 at 02:49 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 at 02:49 PM A nominee for an elective office announces in between ballots that he is removing his name from consideration. A few ballots later, he announces that he wants to reinstate his name as a nominee. Is this scenario addressed in RONR? Nope. No rule in RONR prevents it, if that's your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted July 19, 2013 at 06:49 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 at 06:49 PM RONR doesn't have a mechanism for removing one's name as a nominee. What a person can do in that case is make it known that, if elected, he or she will not accept the office, and obviously that statement should be made before voting begins. Since the ability to vote for any eligible candidate is a right of every member, there really is no way to prevent anyone from voting for the nominee who doesn't want to be considered. The only question I would raise about your situation is that it was probably not in order for this person to announce both his unwillingness to stand for election and his subsequent change of heart while balloting was going on: "Interruptions during the taking of a vote are permitted only before any member has actually voted, unless, as sometimes occurs in ballot voting, other business is being transacted during voting..." (RONR, 11th ed. p.408, ll.9-12). Were there breaks between successive balloting during which other business was being conducted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted July 19, 2013 at 07:14 PM Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 at 07:14 PM The only question I would raise about your situation is that it was probably not in order for this person to announce both his unwillingness to stand for election and his subsequent change of heart while balloting was going on: "Interruptions during the taking of a vote are permitted only before any member has actually voted, unless, as sometimes occurs in ballot voting, other business is being transacted during voting..." (RONR, 11th ed. p.408, ll.9-12). Were there breaks between successive balloting during which other business was being conducted? Even if there wasn't other business being conducted, it would seem that it is in order to make motions between rounds of balloting, such as to postpone the election or to reopen nominations. So I don't see an issue with the member making such a comment between rounds of balloting. In other words, I don't think the breaks between rounds of balloting are considered to be "during the taking of a vote." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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