Election

[Guest Ron Stidham]

What happens when an ineligble candidate receives enough votes to cause a run off, then wins the election? The election was challenged through the societies judicial process, the candidate was declared ineligible per Constitution.  Is the person recieving the next highest number of votes the winner?  The candidate was subsequently given a position in which he would now qualify for the position.  The chairman  announced what is basically is a do over election with the same candidates.  The first election was not voided, just a do over.  What is the correct procedure?

[Rev Ed]

You have an incomplete election and have to hold another meeting to elect someone to the position.  The second place finisher does not automatically win because the first place finisher ended up being declared invalid. 

 

Next time, make sure that only qualified people are nominated and elected.

[Josh Martin]

What happens when an ineligble candidate receives enough votes to cause a run off, then wins the election? The election was challenged through the societies judicial process, the candidate was declared ineligible per Constitution.  Is the person recieving the next highest number of votes the winner?  The candidate was subsequently given a position in which he would now qualify for the position.  The chairman  announced what is basically is a do over election with the same candidates.  The first election was not voided, just a do over.  What is the correct procedure?

 

I concur with Rev Ed so far as RONR is concerned, but the references to "a run off" and "The election was challenged through the societies judicial process" suggests to me that your society has its own rules on these subjects in its bylaws, and so you should check to see if those rules weigh in on this situation.

[Virginia J]

Election time and not enough members present for a quorum to hold our  election,  and  Slate of officers, from nominating committee, could not be announced to membership because of quorum requirement. However, a ballot with the  slate of officers has been mailed to membership for their vote.  Our bylaws do not authorize voting by mail.  We have a write in candidate but her name could not be placed on ballot because of quorum.  Everything at the meeting was silent because of not having a quorum, but immediately following  the meeting an election ballot was mailed to entire membership of 464. Present for last meeting was 44 members.  Our bylaws requires 1/4 of membership for a quorum.

 

If our bylaws do not authorize voting by mail, is this a valid election?

Should the write-in candidate's name have been placed on ballot?

According to ROR, what are the proper procedures for our situation? 

Our president has served 2 years, with a 3 year limit, and she is anxious to be re-elected.

[Guest Nancy N.]

If our bylaws do not authorize voting by mail, is this a valid election?

 

Sure, as long as nobody votes by mail.

 

Should the write-in candidate's name have been placed on ballot?

 

That would make her a nominee, not a write-in, but it makes no difference as far as everybody's right to vote for anyone eligible -- nominee, write-in, or out of nowhere -- is concerned.

According to ROR, what are the proper procedures for our situation? .

 

+Get a quorum, and vote in person.

Our president has served 2 years, with a 3 year limit, and she is anxious to be re-elected.

 

Wish her luck.

 

Oh, and in the future, it's best on this forum to post your question as a new topic.  (But if you have more on this question, please follow it up right here.  See how accommodating we are?   Without even suspending the rules.)

[Josh Martin]

If our bylaws do not authorize voting by mail, is this a valid election?

 

No.

 

Should the write-in candidate's name have been placed on ballot?

 

Well, as I understand the facts, no one was properly nominated, since no quorum was present to make nominations from the floor or to receive the report of the nominating committee. So I suppose that no one should have been placed on the ballot (although it seems doubtful that the mail ballot should exist at all).

 

According to ROR, what are the proper procedures for our situation? 

 

A member should raise a Point of Order at the next quorate meeting that the mail vote is null and void, followed by an Appeal if necessary. The assembly can then proceed to receive the report of the nominating committee, take nominations from the floor, and have a ballot vote at the meeting.