HAN Posted April 5, 2020 at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 01:32 AM (edited) We had nominations from the floor however the person was not there to accept the nomination. Can the person accepts the nomination even though they were not at the meeting? Edited April 5, 2020 at 03:35 AM by HAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 5, 2020 at 02:25 AM Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 02:25 AM 51 minutes ago, HAN said: We had nominations nomination from the floor however the person was not there to accept the nomination. Can the person accepts the nomination even though they were not at the meeting? Yes. Also, acceptance of nominations is not required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAN Posted April 5, 2020 at 02:41 AM Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 02:41 AM What article is that under? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted April 5, 2020 at 05:34 AM Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 05:34 AM 2 hours ago, HAN said: What article is that under? The 11th Edition has no "Articles". And since there is no requirement to accept a nomination, it would not be anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted April 5, 2020 at 09:53 AM Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 09:53 AM As you've been told, RONR does not require that nominations be accepted and does not give a nominee an opportunity to decline a nomination. Regarding nominees who are not present for the election, RONR says they can be elected, but states this about when the election is considered final (p. 444, lines 19-25. Emphasis added) Quote TIME AT WHICH AN ELECTION TAKES EFFECT. An election to an office becomes final immediately if the candidate is present and does not decline, or if he is absent but has consented to his candidacy. If he is absent and has not consented to his candidacy, the election becomes final when he is notified of his election, provided that he does not immediately decline. If he does decline, the election is incomplete, and another vote can be taken immediately or at the next meeting without further notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted April 5, 2020 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 at 02:46 PM 12 hours ago, HAN said: What article is that under? Robert's Rules of Order has not used "articles" for divisions in quite some time. I expect you are reading Robert's Rules of Order online. That would be the 4th edition, from 1915, which is available online because it is in the public domain. The current (11th) edition, which was published in 2011, is not available online because that would be a copyright violation. See The Right Book for more information. Dr. Kapur has provided the citation for your current question, but I advise picking up a copy at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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