Guest Ron C Posted February 17, 2017 at 01:50 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 01:50 PM We have an upcoming BOD election in our HOA. There are 9 people running for 3 positions. The question is, what are the rules if there is a tie vote among the top 4 candidates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted February 17, 2017 at 02:11 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 02:11 PM Suppose the third and fourth candidate are tied. Thus the first and second candidates are elected. The remaining seven are then subject to a repeated ballot. RONR (11th ed.), p. 441, ll. 18-21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted February 17, 2017 at 02:28 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 02:28 PM I wonder if the next few lines (21-24) are what the OP is looking for, as it seems the scenario envisioned is 1-4 are tied, not just 3-4. "Similarly, if some individuals receive a majority but are tied for the lowest position that would elect, all of them also remain as candidates on the next ballot." It seems 'all of them" may include 1-4. Of course, it may be different if the tie means they all have a plurality of votes only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted February 17, 2017 at 05:11 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 05:11 PM "All of them" means every candidate who wasn't elected since no decision was made. If these four don't have a majority, then we don't care it they are tied or not, since a majority is required to elect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted February 17, 2017 at 06:17 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 06:17 PM 3 hours ago, 1stChurch said: Similarly, if some individuals receive a majority but are tied for the lowest position that would elect, all of them also remain as candidates on the next ballot." I thought because 1, 2, 3, and 4 are tied for the lowest position that would elect (the 3rd position), "all of them" refers to the "some individuals" who were tied, but not 5 through 9. Is that not correct? (And yes, assuming 1 through 4 have a majority of votes; if they don't, 1-9 remain as candidates. That's what I thought) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted February 17, 2017 at 06:34 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 06:34 PM I can't answer for the authors, but the use of the word "also" seems to equate this rule with the preceding sentence, which clearly refers to all candidates. If you are dropping candidates, then you are holding some kind of runoff election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 17, 2017 at 07:38 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 07:38 PM 1 hour ago, 1stChurch said: I thought because 1, 2, 3, and 4 are tied for the lowest position that would elect (the 3rd position), "all of them" refers to the "some individuals" who were tied, but not 5 through 9. Is that not correct? It is not correct. If candidates 1, 2, 3, and 4 are tied for the lowest position, they remain on the ballot, and so do all of the other candidates. This is the case whether or not they have a majority of the votes cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Coronite Posted February 17, 2017 at 11:56 PM Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 at 11:56 PM 5 hours ago, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said: I can't answer for the authors, but the use of the word "also" seems to equate this rule with the preceding sentence, which clearly refers to all candidates. If you are dropping candidates, then you are holding some kind of runoff election. 4 hours ago, Josh Martin said: It is not correct. If candidates 1, 2, 3, and 4 are tied for the lowest position, they remain on the ballot, and so do all of the other candidates. This is the case whether or not they have a majority of the votes cast. OK, I see. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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