Guest cmbperc Posted March 17, 2021 at 05:50 PM Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 at 05:50 PM After seeing some of the discussions on voting I am somewhat confused as to whether our election process is proper. We use only one ballot to conduct our annual Board election. The bylaws read as follows---[e] The ten [10] members receiving the largest number of votes on the general election ballot shall constitute the Board of Directors for the next calendar year. The terms plurality and preferential in a few of the other posts about voting led me to wonder about our procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 17, 2021 at 05:59 PM Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 at 05:59 PM 5 minutes ago, Guest cmbperc said: After seeing some of the discussions on voting I am somewhat confused as to whether our election process is proper. We use only one ballot to conduct our annual Board election. The bylaws read as follows---[e] The ten [10] members receiving the largest number of votes on the general election ballot shall constitute the Board of Directors for the next calendar year. The terms plurality and preferential in a few of the other posts about voting led me to wonder about our procedure. You’re a bylaws trump RONR and control whenever there is a conflict. Your bylaws clearly call for the 10 members receiving the largest number of votes to constitute the Board of Directors. That is what RONR refers to as election by plurality, meaning a candidate receives more votes than any other candidate. If that is what your bylaws call for, and it apparently is, then that is the way it should be done. Unless there is another provision we are not aware of, your bylaws do not require that the winners actually receive a majority of the votes. The 10 people receiving the most votes are elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted March 17, 2021 at 06:03 PM Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 at 06:03 PM Guest cmbperc, Now that you have received essentially the same answer to both of your nearly identical questions, may I assume that we have satisfactorily answered your question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cmbperc Posted March 17, 2021 at 07:55 PM Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 at 07:55 PM Sorry for the duplication-my internet service has been spotty & I didn't realize it went thru twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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