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They send around a ballot to each homeowner a month or so before the election. Occasionally more people run than there are seats, but not usually. At each election I have attended so far, they have always called for nominations from the floor during the election, if all seats are not filled by those on the ballot. Board members can fill positions at other times as needed when there are vacancies.

The board is set at 7 people, and this time, there were only 5 on the ballot. When the called for nominations from the floor, I nominated myelf, and one other person "seconded" me, even though it was not needed, he chimed in saying he would vote for me, if a vote was needed. So it is my understanding then, that if there was no more candidates to claim seats than there were seats available, that the chair should have just announced me as another candidate that was voted for, and therefore elected, same as everybody else who was actually on the ballot, Correct?

In the Bylaws, there is no mention of any rules regarding write-in candidates.

There does not seem to be any mention of that requirement, nor does there seems to be mention of nominations from the floor, but since they asked for them (and they always do), do they need to abide by the rules about floor nominations from RONR, and not make up rules on the spot? Floor nominations seem to be not the same thing as a write-in candidate. Write-in candidates actually seem to be allowed only if the bylaws say they are allowed, if it does not mention them, they are assumed not allowed (according to what I see of CA state law), and have a specific description as to what they are.

Thank you very much... and if this is a from the floor nomination, and this was in fact a nomination from the floor? There is no mention of any rule that a floor nominee be placed on a Ballot. Can you correct me if I am wrong... Floor nominations and write in candidate is two different scenarios. Write ins are when you write in a candidate name on a Ballot, and then submit the Ballot, and typically if that person is eligible to be on that board, they are "in" if they have at least one vote... and a nomination from the floor is during an annual meeting when nominations are called for and a and if person nominates themselves, if there is a seat available, they are elected, as you noted above... The people I am dealing with are citing a rule that does not exist in the bylaws nor in our state laws about the need for a ballot with my name on it having to be submitted, claiming I am a write-in candidate, and when I argued that this was a floor nomination they said it did not matter what I thought. I was on the phone as was available because of covid. They said I had not submitted it, so I was not elected. I told them I was going to check on this and they said something to the effect of "you do that" and hung up on me. I am assuming that if there is no mention of floor nominations in the Bylaws, but if they call for floor nominations, then they must abide by the rules concerning floor nominations in RONR, since those are the officially adopted rules? EDIT: Correction of a sentence... and a nomination from the floor is during an annual meeting when nominations are called for, and if a person nominates themselves, if there is a seat available, they are elected, as you noted above...

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Here's a simpler question. If someone nominates a board member from the floor, does the chair call for a vote on the person, asking the other board members whether or not they want that person on the board?

I did not find what I was looking for there, unfortunately.

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Is it in approximately the same place in the 11th?

Hello Everyone, hoping to get some help ion this semi-convoluted question. Once a person nominates themselves to the board during an annual membership meeting, during elections, at the time nominations are called for, what else is required for them to become a board member? In my association, a single vote gets you in if we are talking about traditional ballot process if there is a space open. How does it work for Elections? There don't seem to be any mention of floor nominations in our ByLaws, and Robert's Rules is the officially adopted Parliamentary Rules. There is also no mention of ballots being required for a floor nomination anywhere, so can someone weigh in on that as well? It seems if a candidate is eligible, and willing (nominating themselves indicates that), and there is a space open to be occupied, that eems to be enough, but is there something ele that happens in order for that process to be complete, is no process is outlined in the bylaws, and nothing mentioned in state law, on how to complete a floor nomination? Complete it meaning what else happens that will allow that person to occupy a board seat?