Guest Mike Posted February 20, 2012 at 11:54 PM Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 at 11:54 PM I am in an organization who follows Robert's Rules of Order. In our constitution it says"The President and Vice President must run on a complete ticket, no candidate may run on an incomplete ticket". We only had one president/vice president joint ticket run for office, however we have write in votes available.The write in winners clause states that,"To be elected via write-in you must meet all qualifications to run for office."We had a write-in candidate who received more votes for President then any other candidate. Does the joint-ticket clause disqualify the candidate? What happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wynn Posted February 21, 2012 at 12:00 AM Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 at 12:00 AM A valid opinion on the meaning of Bylaws can only be rendered after reading them in their entirety, which is beyond the scope of this forum. See RONR (11th ed.), p. 588- 591, for some Principles of Interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 21, 2012 at 12:32 AM Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 at 12:32 AM We had a write-in candidate who received more votes for President then any other candidate. Does the joint-ticket clause disqualify the candidate? What happens?Well, first of all, did the write-in candidate actually receive a majority of the votes cast (more than half of the total), or simply a plurality (more than any other candidate)? If the latter, do your Bylaws provide for election by plurality?If it was only a plurality and your Bylaws do not provide for election by plurality, you need to hold another round of voting so you won't need to worry about this issue yet. If it was a majority or your Bylaws do provide for election by plurality, go with what Mr. Wynn said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted February 21, 2012 at 01:53 AM Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 at 01:53 AM It was by majority. There are no other references in our bylaws about write-in votes or the election process on a joint-ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted February 21, 2012 at 02:12 AM Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 at 02:12 AM Well, wihout readinf the rest of the By-laws, and ultimately it is up to the organization (i.e. the members) to interupt their own By-laws, but the By-law referenced above deals with "running" for an office and not being elected (voted into) an office. As such, an interpretation of the By-laws may be that the person is President and there is an incomplete election for Vice-President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 21, 2012 at 11:16 PM Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 at 11:16 PM Well, wihout readinf the rest of the By-laws, and ultimately it is up to the organization (i.e. the members) to interupt their own By-laws, but the By-law referenced above deals with "running" for an office and not being elected (voted into) an office. As such, an interpretation of the By-laws may be that the person is President and there is an incomplete election for Vice-President.That's one interpretation, but the clause on write-ins complicates things, as it says: "To be elected via write-in you must meet all qualifications to run for office." I don't envy the assembly's task in interpreting this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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