Swissmrs Posted October 9, 2013 at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 at 02:51 PM we just held our elections for our non profit society. When one person nominated another from the floor he wanted to give a very brief overview of this member he nominated. He was turned down by the person presiding over the election. There were multiple people running for the same position and other of the nominees wanted to introduce himself and say why he wanted to run for the position as he was fairly new to the society so many people did not know him. Again the presider turned him down. Our bylaws say nothing about this and we can't seem to find anything in Roberts Rules that prohibits someone from introducing themselves and telling the membership why they want to run for that position. Does the person running the election have the right to disallow nominees from speaking? Our executive thinks it would be advantageous to allow these introductions as otherwise people seem to get elected just because they are more well known than a newer member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 9, 2013 at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 at 02:54 PM Does the person running the election have the right to disallow nominees from speaking? No. For that matter, he has no right to prevent other members from speaking about the nominees. Nominations are debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted October 9, 2013 at 02:56 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 at 02:56 PM Tinted pages 18 & 19, motion 49, make clear nominations are debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ed Posted October 9, 2013 at 03:12 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 at 03:12 PM And nominees can enter into debate and state why he/she should be elected over his/her opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted October 9, 2013 at 03:18 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 at 03:18 PM And nominees can enter into debate and state why he/she should be elected over his/her opponents. Yes, and other members can enter into debate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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