Guest Terie Posted June 10, 2012 at 11:21 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 at 11:21 PM A member of the nominating committee has been proposed for an officer position. He will recuse himself while his candidacy is being discussed. Can he return to the meeting and vote for himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Foulkes Posted June 10, 2012 at 11:35 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 at 11:35 PM A member of the nominating committee has been proposed for an officer position.Well, there's nothing that RONR has against this. (RONR 11th Ed., p 433 ll. 29-35)He will recuse himself while his candidacy is being discussed. Can he return to the meeting and vote for himself?Recuse himself from what? The election meeting? He is not required to leave it per RONR, and it is his right as a member to remain. So where would he be going?And of course he can vote for himself. I'd expect nothing else from him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted June 10, 2012 at 11:39 PM Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 at 11:39 PM See also this recent thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 11, 2012 at 01:54 PM Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 at 01:54 PM A member of the nominating committee has been proposed for an officer position. He will recuse himself while his candidacy is being discussed. Can he return to the meeting and vote for himself?I can't imagine why he would recuse himself, since there is no rule remotely requiring this. And of course he is free to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terie Posted June 12, 2012 at 10:59 PM Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 at 10:59 PM My question was concerning the nominating committee meeting - should the member of the committee recuse himself from the discussion of his candidacy (there are other names to be considered)? Then, can he return to the meeting and vote for himself? The name of the person selected by the Nominating Committee will then be sent to the full Board for a vote. It is possible that his vote for himself will break a tie vote in the Nominating Committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted June 12, 2012 at 11:03 PM Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 at 11:03 PM My question was concerning the nominating committee meeting - should the member of the committee recuse himself from the discussion of his candidacy (there are other names to be considered)?No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Hunt Posted June 13, 2012 at 04:03 AM Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 at 04:03 AM No.Is this a "no he should not" or a "no he is not required too"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edgar Posted June 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 at 12:00 PM Is this a "no he should not" or a "no he is not required too"?It was an answer to the question that was asked ("should he?") but it works just as well as an answer to the question that wasn't asked. I'll admit that it was a bit cavalier and I'll admit that I probably wouldn't participate in a discussion of my own candidacy (other than to suggest it might not be such a good idea!) but I'm not sure I'd leave the room (assuming that's what the OP means by "recusal") and I'm reluctant to say what anyone else should do.So maybe a better answer than "No" would have been "It's up to the member". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 13, 2012 at 03:06 PM Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 at 03:06 PM Is this a "no he should not" or a "no he is not required too"?It's more of a "there is no reason that he should". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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