election slate

[Guest Suzanne]

hello - our nominating committee made and presented a slate of officers. The slate was not approved by the general chapter. Now what? Do we go back to the beginning?

[hmtcastle]

hello - our nominating committee made and presented a slate of officers. The slate was not approved by the general chapter. Now what? Do we go back to the beginning?

No, the report of the nominating committee doesn't need approval.

Now you go on and take nominations from the floor.

Or do you mean the selections of the nominating committee weren't elected? In that case, you should have elected someone else. So that's what you need to do.

In any case, you don't approve or elect a slate, you elect individual candidates to individual offices.

[Rob Elsman]

hello - our nominating committee made and presented a slate of officers. The slate was not approved by the general chapter. Now what? Do we go back to the beginning?

The only not to elect a nominee is to elect someone else.

[Tim Wynn]

The only not to elect a nominee is to elect someone else.

I found this word in the lobby: way

Did you drop it?

[David A Foulkes]

No way?

[Tim Wynn]

The only [way] not to elect a nominee is to elect someone else.

I think this particular paraphrasing of the rule (on p. 400, l. 1-4) doesn't hold up, since you can "not elect" a nominee by not electing anyone, such as when no one receives a majority.

[Josh Martin]

I think this particular paraphrasing of the rule (on p. 400, l. 1-4) doesn't hold up, since you can "not elect" a nominee by not electing anyone, such as when no one receives a majority.

The assembly needs to elect someone eventually.

[Tim Wynn]

The assembly needs to elect someone eventually.

True.

[Rob Elsman]

I found this word in the lobby: way

Did you drop it?

Yes, thank you for returning it.

[Trina]

hello - our nominating committee made and presented a slate of officers. The slate was not approved by the general chapter. Now what? Do we go back to the beginning?

Suzanne, more details would help, if you are looking for suggestions on what to do next. As Mr. Mountcastle pointed out, it's not clear from your description if you're still pre-election and just missed one of your customary steps in approving candidates for presentation to the voters, or whether the election is over and you failed to elect anyone. The latter is definitely a more troubling situation.