Guest Rick D Posted September 15, 2018 at 12:29 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 12:29 PM In a small group when voting on an election of officers can a delegate request that the vote be taken by ballot would the chair then be obligated to conducted by ballot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted September 15, 2018 at 12:37 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 12:37 PM The delegate can move that a ballot vote be used. Majority decision needed to do so. See page 283ff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 15, 2018 at 03:55 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 03:55 PM (edited) 3 hours ago, Guest Rick D said: In a small group when voting on an election of officers can a delegate request that the vote be taken by ballot would the chair then be obligated to conducted by ballot? I would first check whether your bylaws say anything on this matter. It is quite common for the bylaws to provide that the election of officers shall be by ballot vote. If this is the case, a ballot vote is required whether or not a delegate requests it. Since this appears to be a convention, it may be prudent to check the convention standing rules as well. If your rules are silent on this subject, I concur with Dr. Stackpole, although I would note that RONR still recommends a ballot vote for the election of officers (unless a candidate is running unopposed). Edited September 15, 2018 at 03:57 PM by Josh Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted September 15, 2018 at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted September 15, 2018 at 06:44 PM 2 hours ago, Josh Martin said: Since this appears to be a convention, it may be prudent to check the convention standing rules as well. Not that it matters much, but where do you see that this is a convention? Guest Rick D specifically said it's "a small group". However, he also referred to "a delegate". So, maybe.... and maybe not. It's somewhat contradictory language. Perhaps it's a very small convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted September 16, 2018 at 02:14 PM Report Share Posted September 16, 2018 at 02:14 PM 19 hours ago, Richard Brown said: Not that it matters much, but where do you see that this is a convention? Guest Rick D specifically said it's "a small group". However, he also referred to "a delegate". So, maybe.... and maybe not. It's somewhat contradictory language. Perhaps it's a very small convention. Yes, the reference to a “delegate” was why I suspected it might be a convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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