Guest seekingjustice Posted March 31, 2011 at 04:35 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 04:35 PM Our organization will hold its election of officers next month. Our constitution does not specify how our officers are put on the ballot, neither do our by-laws, only that they will be voted on. According to Roberts Rules due we have a nominating committee to nominate the candidates? Or does anyone seeking office just put their name on the ballot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted March 31, 2011 at 04:58 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 04:58 PM Our organization will hold its election of officers next month. Our constitution does not specify how our officers are put on the ballot, neither do our by-laws, only that they will be voted on. According to Roberts Rules due we have a nominating committee to nominate the candidates? Or does anyone seeking office just put their name on the ballot?No. The members can just write the names of who they want vote for on the ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted March 31, 2011 at 05:04 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 05:04 PM And if your group decides it's best to have nominations......doing them from the floor seems just fine. See RONR, p.417-419 for full details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seekingjustice Posted March 31, 2011 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 05:22 PM What if every Board member put themselves on the ballot and voted for themselves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted March 31, 2011 at 05:28 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 05:28 PM What if every Board member put themselves on the ballot and voted for themselves?Then you would have an incomplete election and need to keep on voting until someone gets a majority of the votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted March 31, 2011 at 06:00 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 06:00 PM What if every Board member put themselves on the ballot and voted for themselves?How many office positions are open for election this year?How many board members are there?Does the membership elect the officers, or does the Board elect its own officers after being elected to the Board by the membership? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 31, 2011 at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 07:20 PM How many office positions are open for election this year?How many board members are there?Does the membership elect the officers, or does the Board elect its own officers after being elected to the Board by the membership?[/quoteThe Board elects its own officers after being elected to the Board by the membership. There are 4 positions open for officers this year. There are 11 Board members. We did appoint a nominating committee and a motion was made and seconded to accept the nominating committee, but we have a board member that wants to be on the ballot even though they were not nominated by the committee. They would like to have their name on the ballot. The question is do we put this person on the ballot even though they were not nominated by anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seekingjustice Posted March 31, 2011 at 07:23 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 07:23 PM The Board elects its own officers after being elected to the Board by the membership. There are 4 positions open for officers this year. There are 11 Board members. We did appoint a nominating committee and a motion was made and seconded to accept the nominating committee, but we have a board member that wants to be on the ballot even though they were not nominated by the committee. They would like to have their name on the ballot. The question is do we put this person on the ballot even though they were not nominated by anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Harrison Posted March 31, 2011 at 07:33 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 07:33 PM The Board elects its own officers after being elected to the Board by the membership. There are 4 positions open for officers this year. There are 11 Board members. We did appoint a nominating committee and a motion was made and seconded to accept the nominating committee, but we have a board member that wants to be on the ballot even though they were not nominated by the committee. They would like to have their name on the ballot. The question is do we put this person on the ballot even though they were not nominated by anyone.Do the bylaws specifically prohibit nominations from the floor? If not, then the member is free to self-nominate. Even if floor nominations are not permitted the member (and all of his buddies) are free to write his name down on the ballot unless write in voting is specifically prohibited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:01 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:01 PM What if every Board member put themselves on the ballot and voted for themselves?This violates no rule.Voters are free to vote for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:03 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:03 PM According to Roberts Rules due we have a nominating committee to nominate the candidates?No.Or does anyone seeking office just put their name on the ballot?Right. The voter is free to vote for himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:10 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 08:10 PM We did appoint a nominating committee. A motion was made and seconded to accept the nominating committee, but we have a board member that wants to be on the ballot even though they were not nominated by the committee. They would like to have their name on the ballot.Nothing wrong with that.He is free to nominate himself.He doesn't have to please a Nom. Comm. to get his name on a ballot.He just needs to be nominated by someone. Like he himself nominating himself. No violation of Robert's Rules occurs when a single person nominates himself.Do we put this person on the ballot even though they were not nominated by anyone.If nominations are opened or re-opened, and if someone nominates this person, then yes.You are not obligated to put names on a ballot just because you got caught in a conversation or a telephone call, and this person shared his wishes to be nominated.Nominations are not done in the dark shadows of an alley via a late night rendezvous.Nominations are done in-meeting, short of a rule saying otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted March 31, 2011 at 09:08 PM Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 at 09:08 PM Our organization will hold its election of officers next month. Our constitution does not specify how our officers are put on the ballot, neither do our by-laws, only that they will be voted on. According to Roberts Rules due we have a nominating committee to nominate the candidates? Or does anyone seeking office just put their name on the ballot?You don't automatically have a nominating committee, unless your bylaws provide for one. You can do nominations from the floor, or you can skip them and just go right to an election. But taking the time to do nominations can often save you extra rounds of voting until a majority choice emerges, so most societies do that. Anyone can move to open nominations at the time when the election comes up, by a majority vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 1, 2011 at 06:02 AM Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 at 06:02 AM You don't automatically have a nominating committee, unless your bylaws provide for one. You can do nominations from the floor, or you can skip them and just go right to an election. But taking the time to do nominations can often save you extra rounds of voting until a majority choice emerges, so most societies do that. Anyone can move to open nominations at the time when the election comes up, by a majority vote.Well, from the later posts, it seems the organization did appoint a nominating committee and they're now wondering whether additional nominations from the floor are in order (and, of course, they are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted April 2, 2011 at 12:51 PM Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 at 12:51 PM Well, from the later posts, it seems the organization did appoint a nominating committee and they're now wondering whether additional nominations from the floor are in order (and, of course, they are).Here's a citation for Seekingjustice: RONR(10th ed.), p. 421, l. 7-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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