Guest LED Posted May 11, 2012 at 04:21 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 at 04:21 PM If there is only one candidate for an officer's position, but he does not receive a majority vote, is he still considered as being elected to the position? (Note: vote is by ballot; elected officers must receive majority vote; there are several other positions on the ballot.) Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted May 11, 2012 at 04:38 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 at 04:38 PM If there is only one candidate for an officer's position, but he does not receive a majority vote, is he still considered as being elected to the position? (Note: vote is by ballot; elected officers must receive majority vote; there are several other positions on the ballot.) Thanks.How did this unopposed nominee not receive a majority vote? Are you (incorrectly) thinking it must be a majority of the members present, or of the total membership? Per RONR, a majority vote means that more than half of the votes cast are in favor of a motion/nominee. So, if this person didn't receive the majority of votes, who did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 11, 2012 at 04:40 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 at 04:40 PM If there is only one candidate for an officer's position, but he does not receive a majority vote, is he still considered as being elected to the position?If there is only one candidate for this office, how is it that he didn't receive a majority (more than half) of the votes cast for that office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LED Posted May 11, 2012 at 08:17 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 at 08:17 PM Since there are several positions/offices on the ballot, in order to vote for a person for a particular position, you have to check the box. What happens if the majority of the members present and voting (according to bylaws) do not actually check the box for this person and leave it blank? (Leaving it blank means you're in essence voting against the person, correct?) Is he still elected to the office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 11, 2012 at 08:21 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 at 08:21 PM (Leaving it blank means you're in essence voting against the person, correct?)Nope.See also FAQ #6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 11, 2012 at 08:26 PM Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 at 08:26 PM If you want to vote "against" someone for an office, you vote FOR someone else. If there is nobody else then the first (the sole candidate) is elected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 19, 2012 at 01:50 AM Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 at 01:50 AM If there is only one candidate for an officer's position, but he does not receive a majority vote, is he still considered as being elected to the position? (Note: vote is by ballot; elected officers must receive majority vote; there are several other positions on the ballot.) Thanks.Although there are several positions on the paper, each position is treated as an individual separate ballot. Therefore, if one person voted for Mr. A, and all the other ballots (for that position) were blank, he's still elected, because he got all the votes. Blanks aren't votes. The only way he would not be elected is if he got no votes at all, or some write-in candidate got more votes than he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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