Guest Ronnieadair@cox.net Posted December 8, 2016 at 05:33 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 at 05:33 AM If an officer announces that they will not be running again, a new person is running unapossed for that office. The secret vote is conducted and 109 eligible voters vote and 51 people write in the retiring officer, 49 vote for the new nominee and the balance of the votes goes to others. The retiring officer clearly again states they will not accept the position. In this case would not the new nominee be the new board member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted December 8, 2016 at 05:53 AM Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 at 05:53 AM No. You have an incomplete election and should vote again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted December 9, 2016 at 02:25 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 at 02:25 PM On 12/7/2016 at 11:33 PM, Guest Ronnieadair@cox.net said: If an officer announces that they will not be running again, a new person is running unapossed for that office. The secret vote is conducted and 109 eligible voters vote and 51 people write in the retiring officer, 49 vote for the new nominee and the balance of the votes goes to others. The retiring officer clearly again states they will not accept the position. In this case would not the new nominee be the new board member? I concur with Mr. Brown and would add that you would have an incomplete election even if the retiring officer was willing to serve. A majority (more than half) of the votes cast is required for election. If 109 votes are cast, a majority is 55. Since no candidate received a majority, you have an incomplete election and must vote again. The person with 49 votes may well end up clinching the election on the second ballot, but it is also possible that a dark horse candidate will emerge from the "others." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted December 9, 2016 at 09:06 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 at 09:06 PM On 12/8/2016 at 0:33 AM, Guest Ronnieadair@cox.net said: If an officer announces that they will not be running again, a new person is running unapossed for that office. The secret vote is conducted and 109 eligible voters vote and 51 people write in the retiring officer, 49 vote for the new nominee and the balance of the votes goes to others. The retiring officer clearly again states they will not accept the position. In this case would not the new nominee be the new board member? The retiring officer need not have bothered to clearly state anything, since he was not elected. None of the candidates received a majority, so you need to hold a second and possibly subsequent ballots until someone is elected. If the person elected declines, you keep on voting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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