Guest guest Posted April 25, 2013 at 12:41 AM Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 at 12:41 AM We have an elected nominating committee that prepares and presents a slate of candidates for offices at our annual meting. Our bylaws also provide for nominations from the floor. If nominations are properly made from the floor, can speakers give speeches for or against the nominee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted April 25, 2013 at 12:54 AM Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 at 12:54 AM Yes, provided the debate is otherwise in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 26, 2013 at 03:23 AM Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 at 03:23 AM And just to clarify, all nominees can be debated - not just those nominated from the floor, but also those nominated by the Nominating Committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted April 26, 2013 at 06:20 AM Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 at 06:20 AM Does she catch on quick or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted April 26, 2013 at 05:08 PM Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 at 05:08 PM Snort.Not always. Only when properly motivated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 19, 2013 at 05:04 AM Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 at 05:04 AM If a slated candidate is now running opposed because of a nomination from the floor, is there a requirement that seconding speeches are made for both where if the person slated was running unopposed they wouldn't have needed a seconding speech? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted May 19, 2013 at 06:57 AM Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 at 06:57 AM RONR has no rule requiring seconding speeches. Nominations can be debated whether a candidate is running unopposed or if everybody in the room is a candidate. But this doesn't imply that there must be a speech endorsing every candidate.If your rules have some such requirement, then it is up to your association to figure out what to do in the exceptional case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary c Tesser Posted May 19, 2013 at 09:54 PM Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 at 09:54 PM If nobody is nominated yet can we debate it anyway? I might have a lot to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 20, 2013 at 03:45 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 at 03:45 PM If nobody is nominated yet can we debate it anyway? I might have a lot to say.Since the rule is that nominations are debatable, I think the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richard Posted May 20, 2013 at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 at 04:44 PM Similar question, Can a nomination be made from the the floor by a guest or does it have to be a Delegate that was sent by their different associations ?Bylaws say that a guest can speak but does not have voting authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted May 20, 2013 at 05:00 PM Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 at 05:00 PM Similar question, Can a nomination be made from the the floor by a guest or does it have to be a Delegate that was sent by their different associations ?Only a delegate can make a nomination unless your rules provide otherwise.Bylaws say that a guest can speak but does not have voting authority.It's up to your organization to interpret its own Bylaws. See RONR, 11th ed., pgs. 588-591 for some Principles of Interpretation.For future reference, it's best to ask a new question as a new topic, even if an existing topic is similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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