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My non-profit organization with 20,000 members has a Nominating Committee who put together a slate of qualified candidates from resumes they receive for elected officers. The Nominating Committee is made up of 4 elected members and a Nominating Chairman (who runs the committee but has not voted in the past). As of now they are in a dead tie for a specific position at 2 votes for one candidate and 2 votes for other candidate. They are requesting suggestions from the Parliamentarian on how to proceed. They do not want to slate two candidates in the position if possible. What are the options for this committee?

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Is there anything in the By-laws (or the motion) creating the Nominating Committee that specifically states the Chairman does not have a vote?  Otherwise, the Chairman can, and should if he/she has a preferred candidate, vote on the issue. 

There are two other options, should something specifically bar the Chairman from voting or does not have a preference between the two proposed candidates:

1)  A member could move that the another person be considered for the position.  Perhaps a 'compromise candidate' could be found.

2)  The Committee could propose both names for election.  Nothing wrong there.  And unless something in the By-laws or rules of the organization states otherwise, nominations from the floor could still be made at the meeting, so there could be multiple members for each position at the end of the day.

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When a nominating committee is tied, the committee reports out that fact, and leaves the rest to the assembly.

e.g., "The committee could not agree upon a single candidate for the office of X."

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>> They do not want to slate two candidates in the position if possible.

The committee is to "slate" no one. They are tied. They make no recommendation, either way.

There is no penalty, as far as Robert's Rules goes, for a Nom. Comm. to not agree upon a single candidate for a given office.

 

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Adding to what Mr goldsworthy said, there is nothing in Robert's Rules of Order that prevents a nominating committee from nominating more than one person for a position.

Edited to add: Like Rev. Ed, I wonder why the chairman does not vote. Does some rule prevent it or is it just a custom? If you are following RONR, in a committee the chairman votes along with the other members.

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