Guest Dick Posted September 4, 2012 at 10:37 PM Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 at 10:37 PM The board is selecting a new member to replace an individual who resigned. Members do not want the public to know who they voted for. Can they do a paper ballot and just announce who got the most votes without revealing who voted for each individual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 4, 2012 at 10:44 PM Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 at 10:44 PM In order to do a proper election, the actual ballot vote counts for each candidate should be announced at the election meeting and placed in the minutes. Ballots, by their nature, are secret so there is no way to tell who voted for whom. See p. 438 ff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted September 5, 2012 at 12:07 AM Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 at 12:07 AM The board is selecting a new member to replace an individual who resigned. Members do not want the public to know who they voted for. Can they do a paper ballot and just announce who got the most votes without revealing who voted for each individual?The vote required is a majority of the votes cast. The most votes might not be a majority of the votes cast and additional balloting might be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted September 5, 2012 at 08:34 PM Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 at 08:34 PM The board is selecting a new member to replace an individual who resigned. Members do not want the public to know who they voted for. Can they do a paper ballot and just announce who got the most votes without revealing who voted for each individual?You're mixing up two unrelated issues. A (secret) ballot prevents anyone from knowing who voted for whom, but there's no way to keep the result a secret. You have to announce the actual vote totals for each individual, and unless your bylaws authorize plurality voting, simply getting the "most votes" doesn't prove anything, either.To win election (by a majority) the successful candidate must get more votes than all the other candidates combined.So the answer is, Yes, you can use a ballot, but No, you can't keep the numbers secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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