Guest Jeanie Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:14 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:14 PM When a person nominates a person for a position and a person seconds that nomination, do you have to make a motion to close the nominations? Or can it just be 1) nominate 2) seconded 3) motion carried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:20 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:20 PM Couple of points:Seconds are not required for nominations.Nominations are not "motions" but just proposals for names to be placed on a ballot. The (implied) motion is "Shall [put an X by his/her name] be elected to such and such office?" And the person who gets a majority of X-marks is the winner. On ballots you do not vote "Yes" or "No" for each nominee; just X-mark the one you prefer.Nominations remain open until, usually, everybody has had a chance to nominate someone. Then the Chair "closes nominations" -- sort of a formality since there is nobody else who wishes to make a nomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:27 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:27 PM When a person nominates a person for a position and a person seconds that nomination, do you have to make a motion to close the nominations? Or can it just be 1) nominate 2) seconded 3) motion carried?And don't forget you still need to hold the actual election. The nominations are just a step in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeanie Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:47 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:47 PM We did not "close the nomination" at a meeting, and was wondering if the chair HAD to close the nominations.I realize we have to vote, and it is usually a voice vote, "all those in favor", and then motion carried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:55 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 08:55 PM I realize we have to vote, and it is usually a voice vote, "all those in favor", and then motion carried.Since you mention nominations I'll assume this is an election. And that's no way to run an election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 15, 2012 at 09:07 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 09:07 PM Since you mention nominations I'll assume this is an election. And that's no way to run an election.No one is answering my one question. And maybe it is because you don't know. Just say so.Do you have to say "nominations are now closed" ?? Thank you JD for saying it is a formality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM The chair has to say something of a transitional nature to get from nominations to the elections. He can be informal and just say "Since there appear to be no more nominations for any of the offices, we will proceed to the elections. Will the tellers please pass out the ballots" [or whatever voting system applies]. He, the chair, can't just stand there slack jawed saying nothing after calling for nominations, and getting a few. The presiding officer structures the meeting by guiding the members through the parliamentary steps.It isn't strictly necessary to say "Nominations are now closed", but it is a nice formal touch that helps to show that the chairman knows what he is doing, in a parliamentary sense. It is a matter of style. Being formal also helps (a lot!) in keeping a meeting strictly to business, and finishing on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:39 AM Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:39 AM When a person nominates a person for a position and a person seconds that nomination, do you have to make a motion to close the nominations? Or can it just be 1) nominate 2) seconded 3) motion carried?Motion? What motion?It's:Nominate (repeat as needed)Close nominations (no motion is needed, just wait till nobody wants to nominate anyone else)Have an election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:47 AM Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 at 12:47 AM Motion? What motion?I think our Guest has moved on. I'm still wincing from her reply to my post.Since you mention nominations I'll assume this is an election. And that's no way to run an election.No one is answering my one question. And maybe it is because you don't know. Just say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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