I think we all know the substance of this topic and have known for quite
some time. Everyone may call the procedure whatever suits her/him best.
Regards
Thyge - Sir48
2017-08-23 16:32 GMT+02:00 Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk>uk>:
On 23 August 2017 at 12:32, Katie Chan
<ktc(a)ktchan.info> wrote:
On 23/08/2017 00:33, Andy Mabbett wrote:
By definition, no, it is not. "An election is a formal group
decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to
hold public office." In this case the choice of who holds office is
made by the board, not the community who "vote". At best it's a
nomination process.
Let's go with the broader definition from (en) Wiktionary - "A process of
choosing ... or other representatives by popular vote.", or even beyond
the
first sentence from en Wikipedia - "To elect
means "to choose or make a
decision", and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are
referred to as elections, especially in the United States.".
The community does not chose the representatives. It merely makes
*non-binding* recommendations.
The choice - as to whether *or not* to accept them - rests entirely
with the board.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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