We have no explicit provision either allowing or prohibiting write-in candidates. In the absence of anything specific, we'd go with the normal rules of order, which _do_ allow nominations to be made at the meeting itself.
Kirill
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On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 2:01 PM, aude aude.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Can we have write-in candidates?
Cheers, Katie
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On Sep 25, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Kirill Lokshin kirill.lokshin@wikidc.org wrote:
2011/9/25 Bruce R. Gilson < brg1942@gmail.combrg1942@gmail.com>
2011/9/25 tznkai < tznkai@gmail.comtznkai@gmail.com>
Is it me, or are we short on candidates?
What do the by-laws say when (as now) there are fewer candidates than positions? I count six candidates for a seven-member board.
Our bylaws don't make any special provisions for such a scenario. Assuming that, as a result of the election, one seat remains vacant -- and, at the moment, I don't see any way to avoid this -- the Board can subsequently appoint someone to fill the vacant seat under a provision of the DC Code (§ 29-406.10).
Kirill
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