Nominations for office

[Guest Elk Guy]

If a mistake was made in a nomination for a position, as in wrong candidate whose term is not up, after closing nominations in one meeting is it possible to go back next meeting and correct the nomination?  Another person is saying that since nominations are closed, the correction can't be made.  Does common sense prevail, too?

[Richard Brown]

8 minutes ago, Guest Elk Guy said:

If a mistake was made in a nomination for a position, as in wrong candidate whose term is not up, after closing nominations in one meeting is it possible to go back next meeting and correct the nomination?  Another person is saying that since nominations are closed, the correction can't be made.  Does common sense prevail, too?

Nominations can always be re-opened unless specifically prohibited in your bylaws.  It requires a majority vote to re-open nominations (unless it is done by unanimous consent without objection).  See pages 288-289.

Edited February 22, 2018 at 06:24 PM by Richard Brown
Added 2nd and 3rd sentences.

[Gary Novosielski]

3 hours ago, Guest Elk Guy said:

If a mistake was made in a nomination for a position, as in wrong candidate whose term is not up, after closing nominations in one meeting is it possible to go back next meeting and correct the nomination?  Another person is saying that since nominations are closed, the correction can't be made.  Does common sense prevail, too?

I think in this case, the situation could be handled at the next meeting with a Point of Order that the candidate is not up for election at this time, which the chair would presumably rule well-taken, and order the name removed from nomination.  In fact, the chair could raise the point himself, without waiting for a member to do so.

Edited February 22, 2018 at 09:29 PM by Gary Novosielski