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If the rules of an organization call for voting of officers by ballot, if several positions have candidates running unopposed, can a motion be put on the floor and passed to automatically declare them winners of those positions?

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If the rules of an organization call for voting of officers by ballot, if several positions have candidates running unopposed, can a motion be put on the floor and passed to automatically declare them winners of those positions?

No. A bylaw like this is unsuspendable. See RONR (10th ed.), p. 255, ll. 13-28. Remember, members can write in someone who has not been nominated.

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If the rules of an organization call for voting of officers by ballot, if several positions have candidates running unopposed, can a motion be put on the floor and passed to automatically declare them winners of those positions?

No. If the bylaws require a ballot vote, then a ballot vote you must have.

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