nominee slate

[Guest Emily]

Scenario - the nominating committee is to make a report of a full slate of nominees at a BOD meeting. We then take nominations from the floor. The ballots are actually mailed out to the membership.

If we do have nominees from the floor and then have more nominees than needed for the (five) positions....do we list all names on the ballot being mailed, or do we narrow the field so only a full slate is mailed out.

Do we vote on the nominations so we only have the number needed?

[Josh Martin]

Scenario - the nominating committee is to make a report of a full slate of nominees at a BOD meeting. We then take nominations from the floor.

So there's no opportunity for the general membership to make nominations? That's rather unusual. Do your Bylaws provide for this practice?

If we do have nominees from the floor and then have more nominees than needed for the (five) positions....do we list all names on the ballot being mailed, or do we narrow the field so only a full slate is mailed out. Do we vote on the nominations so we only have the number needed?

All nominees should be listed unless your Bylaws provide otherwise, and there should be a spot for write-in votes. Also, the term "slate" should be avoided as it can be misleading.

[Kim Goldsworthy]

Scenario - the nominating committee is to make a report of a full slate of nominees at a BOD meeting.

We then take nominations from the floor.

The ballots are actually mailed out to the membership.

Q. If we do have nominees from the floor and then have more nominees than needed for the (five) positions, do we list all names on the ballot being mailed, or do we narrow the field so only a full slate is mailed out?

You list all names.

You do not un-nominate anyone.

Do we vote on the nominations so we only have the number needed?

No.

No one votes on nominations. That is the purpose of a election: to vote on the nominees.

Don't jump the gun and do the choosing before the voters do. - That defeats the whole purpose of an election.

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I heard that in the old Soviet Union, and in a number of banana republics in Central America, they had "free elections", too. - One name for one office. You're choice!

How soon we forget Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega, and Libya dictator Muammar al-Qadhafi.

You can vote for whoever you wish, as long as it is the government-approved candidate.