nomination committee

[Guest EVELYN]

Our bylaws state that for the annual elections, the nomination committee must nominate "at least one" person for each position open. what if they have 5 qualified people and there are only 4 positions open? Do they nominate the 4 people they like or should the membership be allowed to have an actual election?

[jstackpo]

"At least one" means they could nominate more than one per position. Or all five for the four (board?) positions open.

After the nomcom report, the floor must be open for nominations, so if some members don't like the Committee's selections they can propose other candidates.

[hmtcastle]

what if they have 5 qualified people and there are only 4 positions open? Do they nominate the 4 people they like or should the membership be allowed to have an actual election?

Typically, it's the nominating committee's job to nominate "the best" candidate for each office. While the committee is free to select more than one candidate, it should not simply select everyone who's "qualified".

As noted, additional nominations can be made "from the floor".

[abcdave]

Our bylaws state that for the annual elections, the nomination committee must nominate "at least one" person for each position open. what if they have 5 qualified people and there are only 4 positions open? Do they nominate the 4 people they like or should the membership be allowed to have an actual election?

Sounds like they could nominate 4, 5, or 25 - but that wouldn't have anything to do with the membership being "allowed to have an actual election". Nominations are one thing - elections are another.