TraderFred Posted October 17, 2016 at 11:51 PM Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 at 11:51 PM Basic question is: How many write-in votes are required to elect a person. Situation being that our club has openings for three members for a certain committee, which are elective positions. Only 2 people have been nominated and will be on the ballot. At the last minute, another person 'volunteered to run. Unfortunately, the election is tomorrow and our by-laws prohibit nominations on election day. Since we require 'secret written ballots', we do allow write-ins. Lets say a 100 people will vote. How many write-in votes does it take to elect the third person? Our by-laws are silent on this and we default to Robert's Rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted October 18, 2016 at 12:05 AM Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 at 12:05 AM A majority vote is required to elect someone to office. If 100 people voted, 51 votes is a majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraderFred Posted October 18, 2016 at 12:56 PM Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 at 12:56 PM 12 hours ago, Hieu H. Huynh said: A majority vote is required to elect someone to office. If 100 people voted, 51 votes is a majority. Thank you for your prompt reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 19, 2016 at 03:58 AM Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 at 03:58 AM And to be clear, it requires a majority to elect any candidate, nominated or not. The votes for a write-in third candidate may prevent both of the other candidates from achieving a majority (which is a near impossibility in a two-way contest). If that should occur, second or subsequent ballots may be required until someone does achieve a majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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