Guest Kristina Sherling Posted January 13, 2011 at 08:37 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 at 08:37 PM Is it standard practice for a nominating committee to asterisk their selected candidates when there are additional nominations from the floor that do not carry the asterisk on the list of people running for office?Is it correct to call nominations from the floor, alternate slates?Thank you again for your time and patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmtcastle Posted January 13, 2011 at 08:43 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 at 08:43 PM Is it standard practice for a nominating committee to asterisk their selected candidates when there are additional nominations from the floor that do not carry the asterisk on the list of people running for office?Is it correct to call nominations from the floor, alternate slates?I suspect it's not uncommon for ballots to highlight incumbents and/or the selections of the nominating committee but, in my opinion, all candidates should be treated equally (and either listed alphabetically or in the order in which they were nominated). In any event, those details are left to each organization to sort out.And the term "slate" should be avoided. Individual candidates are nominated for individual offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kristina Sherling Posted January 13, 2011 at 09:42 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 at 09:42 PM Thank you for your response. I agree as to the word slate (and especially to the word alternative). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted January 13, 2011 at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 at 11:05 PM Is it standard practice for a nominating committee to asterisk their selected candidates when there are additional nominations from the floor that do not carry the asterisk on the list of people running for office?No. There is no such practice outlined in Robert's Rules of Order.Is it correct to call nominations from the floor?Yes.The chair immediately prompts the assembly for nominations after the presentation of the Nom. Comm. Report.... alternate slates?No. There is no such practice outlined in Robert's Rules of Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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