Jump to content
The Official RONR Q & A Forums

Presidential election


Guest Wondering

Recommended Posts

OK, then.    The only way your nominated candidate can lose an election is if someone else is nominated (or just written-in) AND garners more votes that the "first" nominee.  Seems a bit unlikely, unless your current nominee is a real turkey.

 

Even one vote for your candidate (and no others) is sufficient to win.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Our bylaws require interested parties to declare intent a month before election so write ins aren't allowed.

 

That doesn't logically follow.

 

Write-in votes MUST be allowed (p. 442) unless the bylaws say "No".    Write-ins need not be nominated so your month's prior requirement doesn't cut it.

 

Well, we haven't seen the actual bylaw.

 

In any event, while a rule that says all candidates must "declare intent" before the election doesn't prevent write-in votes, it could prevent someone from being elected by write-in votes if that person hadn't "declared intent". In other words, you'd be voting for an ineligible candidate.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, we haven't seen the actual bylaw.

 

In any event, while a rule that says all candidates must "declare intent" before the election doesn't prevent write-in votes, it could prevent someone from being elected by write-in votes if that person hadn't "declared intent". In other words, you'd be voting for an ineligible candidate.

 

True, but unless the assembly proceeds to suspend the rules to permit write-in votes or further nominations (if this is an option), this is just delaying the inevitable.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...