Guest Carl Queen Posted October 22, 2015 at 12:54 AM Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 at 12:54 AM Sunday, at our general meeting, our club elected officers via secret ballot. Two candidates were on the ballot for the office of president. The club treasurer distributed and collected the ballots which were counted in a separate room by three club members. The results showed that only one vote separated the two candidates and the winner was declared. Since the election of officers was the last business to be conducted at the meeting, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded, and approved. The members started to leave the hall when the treasurer discovered another uncounted ballot which was left on the table where she was seated. A count of the members present and signed in and eligible to vote was 36. The ballots counted was 35 without the newly discovered ballot. The ballot when counted showed the race to be a tie. The ballots were immediately quarantined since some members had already left the building, so a new vote could not be immediately made. What is the proper procedure to handle this unfortunate situation? If a recount of the votes cast reveal that there was a tie for the office of president in this situation, what should happen next? Is a new election for the office of president proper? And if so, who can vote----1. Only the members present and voted at the first election or 2. Any and all eligible club members present at the new election? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted October 22, 2015 at 01:07 AM Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 at 01:07 AM Repeat the balloting until someone receives a majority vote. Any member present can vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted October 22, 2015 at 01:07 PM Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 at 01:07 PM Duplicate post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted October 22, 2015 at 01:20 PM Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 at 01:20 PM The "Duplicate post" being referred to is this thread. However Guest Carl Queen posted a follow-up question that is different from his original question. It probably would have been better to post the follow-up question in the other thread. Perhaps the moderator could combine these two threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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