Guest katie Posted September 16, 2017 at 05:00 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 05:00 PM If only one person is running for a board seat, are they automatically elected? What if more people oppose the candidate than vote for him/her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 16, 2017 at 05:31 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 05:31 PM 27 minutes ago, Guest katie said: If only one person is running for a board seat, are they automatically elected? Not unless your bylaws contain a provision allowing this or are silent about the manner of voting. Further, if your bylaws require a ballot vote, a vote by secret ballot MUST still be taken even though there is only one candidate. 27 minutes ago, Guest katie said: What if more people oppose the candidate than vote for him/her? Unless your bylaws provide otherwise, a person must receive a majority vote in order to be elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted September 16, 2017 at 05:46 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 05:46 PM 45 minutes ago, Guest katie said: What if more people oppose the candidate than vote for him/her? Elect someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Lages Posted September 16, 2017 at 06:25 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 06:25 PM Also, be aware that the only way to oppose a candidate is to vote for someone else. There should not be a yes/no type of vote for elections. Are you saying that the opposition to this candidate was in the form of 'no' votes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 16, 2017 at 06:35 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 06:35 PM (edited) 14 minutes ago, Bruce Lages said: Also, be aware that the only way to oppose a candidate is to vote for someone else. There should not be a yes/no type of vote for elections. Are you saying that the opposition to this candidate was in the form of 'no' votes? Bruce, I considered adding a statement along the lines of yours, but if the voting is by voice, a yes/no vote on each candidate is permissible. In fact, according to RONR, that is the way it should be done when the voting is a voice vote. I agree that yes/no votes are not appropriate with a ballot vote. Edited to add: See pages 442-443 of RONR for details on conducting elections by voice votes (Viva-voce elections). Edited September 16, 2017 at 06:42 PM by Richard Brown Added last paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 16, 2017 at 07:59 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 07:59 PM 1 hour ago, Richard Brown said: Bruce, I considered adding a statement along the lines of yours, but if the voting is by voice, a yes/no vote on each candidate is permissible. In fact, according to RONR, that is the way it should be done when the voting is a voice vote. I agree that yes/no votes are not appropriate with a ballot vote. Edited to add: See pages 442-443 of RONR for details on conducting elections by voice votes (Viva-voce elections). But if the voting is to be by voice, and there is only one nominee, the chair simply declares that the sole nominee is elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 16, 2017 at 09:30 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 at 09:30 PM 1 hour ago, Daniel H. Honemann said: But if the voting is to be by voice, and there is only one nominee, the chair simply declares that the sole nominee is elected. I agree. I was responding to the comment by Mr. Lages that you never vote yes or no in an election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted September 17, 2017 at 12:26 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 at 12:26 AM 4 hours ago, Daniel H. Honemann said: But if the voting is to be by voice, and there is only one nominee, the chair simply declares that the sole nominee is elected. And what if there is an objection to that and the chair's declaration is overrule. (I am not advocating this, but it does happen.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 17, 2017 at 11:12 AM Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 at 11:12 AM 9 hours ago, J. J. said: And what if there is an objection to that and the chair's declaration is overrule. (I am not advocating this, but it does happen.) I don't know exactly what you mean when you say that what happens is that there is an "objection" and the chair's declaration is overruled. Someone simply saying "I object" when the chair properly declares a sole nominee elected doesn't mean anything, and won't prompt a vote of any kind. But in any event, I certainly don't know what happened next - I wasn't there. Hopefully the assembly managed to fill the office somehow or other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted September 17, 2017 at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 at 01:16 PM 2 hours ago, Daniel H. Honemann said: I don't know exactly what you mean when you say that what happens is that there is an "objection" and the chair's declaration is overruled. Someone simply saying "I object" when the chair properly declares a sole nominee elected doesn't mean anything, and won't prompt a vote of any kind. But in any event, I certainly don't know what happened next - I wasn't there. Hopefully the assembly managed to fill the office somehow or other. The majority demands that the chair call for the ayes and noes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted September 17, 2017 at 01:40 PM Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 at 01:40 PM 21 minutes ago, J. J. said: The majority demands that the chair call for the ayes and noes. So the majority decides to make up their own rules. Good luck with that. I really don't understand what point, if any, you're trying to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. J. Posted September 18, 2017 at 02:24 PM Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 at 02:24 PM On 9/17/2017 at 9:40 AM, Daniel H. Honemann said: So the majority decides to make up their own rules. Good luck with that. I really don't understand what point, if any, you're trying to make. Simply asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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