Guest Dave Posted April 9, 2015 at 07:05 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 at 07:05 PM We have an election for officers and directors coming up at our annual general membership meeting. Normally, the president would preside - but our president and vice president are both on the ballot - they are both running for a position as national delegate. The suggestion was made that the chairman of the nominating committee should preside over the elections - or at least over the election for national delegate. But how do we make this decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Guest Posted April 9, 2015 at 07:06 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 at 07:06 PM The president should preside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macanudo Posted April 10, 2015 at 04:51 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 at 04:51 PM The president should preside. A component not mentioned is that tellers should be appointed. The tellers should be persons who can be expected to be honest and not have a personal bias in the outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Mervosh Posted April 10, 2015 at 04:57 PM Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 at 04:57 PM The tellers should be persons who can be expected to be honest and not have a personal bias in the outcome. Actually that's not quite correct. " The tellers should be chosen for accuracy and dependability, should have the confidence of the membership, and should not have a direct personal involvement in the question or in the result of the vote to an extent that they should refrain from voting under the principle stated on page 407. Often their position with regard to the issue involved is well known, however, and they are frequently chosen to protect the interests of each opposing side. They normally vote themselves. RONR (11th ed.), p. 414 emphasis added by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 13, 2015 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 at 03:02 PM We have an election for officers and directors coming up at our annual general membership meeting. Normally, the president would preside - but our president and vice president are both on the ballot - they are both running for a position as national delegate. The suggestion was made that the chairman of the nominating committee should preside over the elections - or at least over the election for national delegate. But how do we make this decision? As you say, "Normally, the president would preside...." And the situation you describe is perfectly normal. So... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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