Illegal Election

[Guest Carlos Pais]

I have a question on an illegal election that took place in July.

The candidate was not qualified to run in July.

The candidate was voted in by a majority vs one other candidate and a question on his qualification after the election was made.

Reason being one of the qualifications was in the process of changing. At the time of election the candidate was not eligible.

Now we established the election is void and need to have another election.

As it currently stands, for this election that must take place, would the nominations be based on qualifications of the time of the original election or of the timing of the new election?

[Guest Edgar]

As it currently stands, for this election that must take place, would the nominations be based on qualifications of the time of the original election or of the timing of the new election?

You must be eligible in real-time. If you're being nominated today, you must be eligible today according to the rules that are in effect today. The same for holding office.

If you have to be 25 years old to hold office and you're only 24 now but you'll be 25 by the time the term of office begins, you're okay. But if you have to be 25 to be nominated then you're too young to be nominated.

So it matters just what your rules say. Exactly.

[Guest Carlos Pais]

So is there written anywhere that the "new" election does not reflect or take anything from the past and must be in "real-time?"

Is the "eligible in real-time" part of RONR?

[Gary Novosielski]

So is there written anywhere that the "new" election does not reflect or take anything from the past and must be in "real-time?"

Is the "eligible in real-time" part of RONR?

This appears to be a duplicate thread.

[Josh Martin]

So is there written anywhere that the "new" election does not reflect or take anything from the past and must be in "real-time?"

Is the "eligible in real-time" part of RONR?

"Votes can be cast for any person who is eligible for election" (RONR, 11th ed., pg. 439, lines 22-23)

[Guest Edgar]

This appears to be a duplicate thread.

I have a question on an illegal election that took place in July.

If a candidate runs for election . . .

Actually, this was the original thread, by five hours.