Does an election by acclamation have to be approved by the membership?
Not knowing the real answer to this question I asked the supreme authority of all - Wikipedia for the answer. Ironically the answer came back this way.
The most frequent type of acclamation is a voice vote, in which the voting group is asked who favors and who opposes the proposed candidate. In the event of a lack of opposition, the candidate is considered elected.
This form of election is most commonly associated with papal elections, though this method was discontinued by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis.
The reason for the question is that now that the Board of the NHH has declared that only the sitting Directors, whose time is up, will be the recommended candidates in the Directors' election and the vote will be by acclamation I wondered just how that will go. But the second sentence of the answer is most revealing: this kind of election is usually associated with Papal elections - hmm sounds familiar.
The most frequent type of acclamation is a voice vote, in which the voting group is asked who favors and who opposes the proposed candidate. In the event of a lack of opposition, the candidate is considered elected.
This form of election is most commonly associated with papal elections, though this method was discontinued by Pope John Paul II's apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis.
The reason for the question is that now that the Board of the NHH has declared that only the sitting Directors, whose time is up, will be the recommended candidates in the Directors' election and the vote will be by acclamation I wondered just how that will go. But the second sentence of the answer is most revealing: this kind of election is usually associated with Papal elections - hmm sounds familiar.
2 comments:
MacDonald's one skill is kissing the ass of the Mayor, and he probably doesn't care which ass that is, provided it is on the back of His Worship.
Every leader needs a devoted puppy tagging along, even in Cobourg.
Oops, the comment above was put in the wrong place, should be added to the post about town council.
Clearly I need more coffee. Sorry.
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