Article VI - Election Procedure

Article VI - Election Procedure
  1. Write In Candidates. Write-In candidates are prohibited.
  2. Individual Position. To be elected to an individual position requires a majority vote.
  3. Preferential Balloting. When a majority vote is required and more than two candidates are seeking one office, preferential balloting will be used.  Voters will be instructed to indicate the order in which they prefer all the candidates for that office by placing or indicating the numeral 1 beside their first preference, the numeral 2 beside their second preference, and so on for every possible choice.

    When counting the votes for that office, all ballots will be electronically sorted according to the first preference, and then the ballots are counted.  If one candidate has a majority (over 50%), that candidate is the winner.  If no candidate has a majority, the ballots for the candidate with the fewest first place votes will be redistributed according to the names marked as second choice on those ballots, and all ballots are recounted.  If no candidate has a majority, the process will be repeated using third and subsequent choices until one candidate has a majority of the remaining ballots counted.  When ballots are being redistributed, a ballot with no remaining choices is exhausted and not counted.  The results of all counts will be reported.
  4. Ties. In case of a tie, the Elections Committee shall prepare and draw lots immediately after tabulation of the ballots.
  5. Multiple Identical Position (i.e., Delegate, Trustee). All candidates for multiple identical positions shall be voted on simultaneously. To be elected to a multiple identical position requires a plurality vote. For such positions, a plurality means more votes than other candidates for the position, up to the number of positions open. For example, if there are three positions, the three candidates receiving the most votes are elected.
  6. Seating. Newly elected persons shall be seated immediately after the Election(s) Committee Report is released, unless another date is provided in the governing documents.
Murray Cody Thu, 01/24/2019 - 4:08pm