Guest John Shilling Posted November 24, 2014 at 03:49 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 at 03:49 PM If there are six (6) candidates on the ballot and there are only five (5) positions. My question are you required to vote for five (5)candidates or can you just vote for one (1) or two (2) etc. Are we required to vote for five (5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted November 24, 2014 at 03:58 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 at 03:58 PM If there are six (6) candidates on the ballot and there are only five (5) positions.My question are you required to vote for five (5)candidates or can you just vote for one (1) or two (2) etc.Are we required to vote for five (5) You are not required to vote for all 5 positions. RONR (11th ed.), p. 407. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted November 24, 2014 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 at 06:09 PM Guest_John Shilling had posted his question within another thread and received a couple of relevant responses. I think it might be appropriate to copy the responses over to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted November 24, 2014 at 06:09 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 at 06:09 PM A voter can always abstain from voting for any candidate. p. 407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted November 24, 2014 at 06:10 PM Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 at 06:10 PM You can vote for any number from 0 to 5. If you vote for none, you have abstained, and your ballot will not be counted as a ballot for that office. If you vote for 1 to 5, your ballot will be counted as a vote for each of the candidates you voted for. Candidates whose names are not chosen (or written) on a majority of ballots for that office are not elected, Among those that do get a majority, the highest five (if there are that many that do) are elected. If you vote for more than five, your ballot will be considered invalid, but will count as a ballot, for the purposes of calculating a majority, but none of your votes will count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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