Guest Mary Barros Posted October 25, 2023 at 05:57 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 at 05:57 PM If a person has been nominated to more than one office and is elected to two offices, can he or she choose which office he or she wants? Does the assembly then vote again on the other office? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted October 25, 2023 at 06:01 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 at 06:01 PM Yes, if there is a rule that prevents the person from serving in both offices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 25, 2023 at 07:40 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2023 at 07:40 PM (edited) On 10/25/2023 at 1:57 PM, Guest Mary Barros said: If a person has been nominated to more than one office and is elected to two offices, can he or she choose which office he or she wants? Does the assembly then vote again on the other office? Yes, if he is elected to two offices on the same combined ballot, then he must choose which office to accept. At that point, the other office must be voted on again, since no other candidate could have gotten a majority. And if there is no rule against holding multiple offices, he could run for that office too. It's just that it can't happen on the same ballot. Voters may decide that two offices are too much for one person even if the rules don't prevent it, and may vote for someone else. If you hold votes for each office one at a time, rather than on a combined ballot, then the above does not apply, but someone elected to two offices may still decline one, just on the grounds that it's too much work, if nothing else. See: [RONR (12th ed.) 46:31] Edited October 25, 2023 at 07:46 PM by Gary Novosielski Citation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jacky Posted October 26, 2023 at 11:02 PM Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 at 11:02 PM If a person is elected to both treasurer and vice-president do they have 2 votes and if they have to step in for the President do they maintain both a vote for treasurer, vice-President and the tie breaker vote ? What section would I find this information in ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Elsman Posted October 26, 2023 at 11:17 PM Report Share Posted October 26, 2023 at 11:17 PM The fundamental principle of parliamentary law is "one person, one vote". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atul Kapur Posted October 27, 2023 at 12:15 AM Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 at 12:15 AM (edited) And that doesn't change no matter how many offices that one person occupies. "45:2 One Person, One Vote. It is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law that each person who is a member of a deliberative assembly is entitled to one—and only one—vote on a question. This is true even if a person is elected or appointed to more than one position, each of which would entitle the holder to a vote." (Emphasis added) Edited October 27, 2023 at 12:19 AM by Atul Kapur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted October 27, 2023 at 05:01 AM Report Share Posted October 27, 2023 at 05:01 AM And just to be certain, the President gets, at most ONE vote. There is no President vote and another tie-breaker vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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