Repeated elections with no majority vote getter

[Guest Wendy]

Our organization has had 5 ballots run to elect a member to a committee, but none of the 4 nominees on the ballot has yet received a majority vote, and the committee has a time-sensitive matter it must attend to. In Roberts Rules, is there a way out of this repeated reballoting cycle in which no one candidate gets enough votes?

[Gary Novosielski]

On 4/11/2023 at 10:38 PM, Guest Wendy said:

Our organization has had 5 ballots run to elect a member to a committee, but none of the 4 nominees on the ballot has yet received a majority vote, and the committee has a time-sensitive matter it must attend to. In Roberts Rules, is there a way out of this repeated reballoting cycle in which no one candidate gets enough votes?

No.

Are the vote counts of each round of balloting announced as required?  That's an essential part of the process.

Also, in the interval between ballots, candidates may voluntarily withdraw, and nominations can be reopened to add candidates (though that might appear counterproductive, it often proves not to be).

 

[Josh Martin]

On 4/11/2023 at 9:38 PM, Guest Wendy said:

Our organization has had 5 ballots run to elect a member to a committee, but none of the 4 nominees on the ballot has yet received a majority vote, and the committee has a time-sensitive matter it must attend to. In Roberts Rules, is there a way out of this repeated reballoting cycle in which no one candidate gets enough votes?

No.

In regard to the "time-sensitive matter," I would note that the committee is free to continue its work with its current members in the interim.