nominations

[Guest guest_marie]

There not enough suitable/eligible candidates available to fill offices.

Several members are eligible but are not considered suitable (due to performance in current officer positions). Several members are considered suitable but ineligible due to lack of qualifications as stated in bylaws (length of membership).

There are no provisions in bylaws for this situation. What are the options available to the nominating committee?

[hmtcastle]

There not enough suitable/eligible candidates available to fill offices.

What are the options available to the nominating committee?

The nominating committee can only do the best it can. After it submits its report (even if incomplete), nominations from the floor are accepted. Write-in votes (for those not nominated) are also accepted. Who knows, someone whom the committee thought was unsuitable may very well get elected. That's democracy.

[Guest guest_marie]

The nominating committee can only do the best it can. After it submits its report (even if incomplete), nominations from the floor are accepted. Write-in votes (for those not nominated) are also accepted. Who knows, someone whom the committee thought was unsuitable may very well get elected. That's democracy.

Thanks for your reply. When nominations from the floor are accepted, could nominations for ineligible members be accepted? Same question for write-in votes if an ineligible member was to win.

Is there any way that the Board of Trustees can make an exception regarding eligibility?

[Chris Harrison]

When nominations from the floor are accepted, could nominations for ineligible members be accepted? Same question for write-in votes if an ineligible member was to win?

No. If the bylaws say they are not eligible then they cannot be elected.

Is there any way that the Board of Trustees can make an exception regarding eligibility?

Not unless the bylaws grant the Board that authority.

[Guest guest_marie]

No. If the bylaws say they are not eligible then they cannot be elected.

Not unless the bylaws grant the Board that authority.

Thanks for your help.

[Guest guest_marie]

One more question, please. Can you point me to the section(s) in RONR where specific issues are discussed?

Thanks again

[Trina]

One more question, please. Can you point me to the section(s) in RONR where specific issues are discussed?

Thanks again

Regarding the fact that the bylaws rule on eligibility cannot be suspended, see RONR pp. 254-255, specifically p. 254 ll. 28-34.

[Guest guest_marie]

Regarding the fact that the bylaws rule on eligibility cannot be suspended, see RONR pp. 254-255, specifically p. 254 ll. 28-34.

Thanks again for your help.