Nomination
Nomination is part of the process of selecting a
Political office
In the context of elections for public office, a candidate who has been selected to represent or is endorsed by a
Public statements of support for a candidate's nomination are known as endorsements or testimonials.
In some jurisdictions the nominee of a recognized political party is entitled to appear on the
Parliamentary procedure
In
Motions relating to nominations
Vote required | Majority vote, except motion to close nominations requires a two-thirds vote |
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There are a number of motions relating to nominations. They include the motions to make, close, and reopen nominations, and motions to designate the method of making nominations.[3] The motion to select a method of nominating is also treated as filling a blank, in which votes are taken on suggested methods of nomination in the following order:[4]
Not all of these methods may be suitable for a particular organization.[4]
Legitimate use of closing nominations
Normally, nominations are closed when no one else wants to make a nomination.[5] This is done without a motion (using a form of unanimous consent).[5] A motion to close nominations cannot be used to prevent a member from making a nomination.[5] A legitimate use of a motion to close nominations is that some members are obviously delaying the election by nominating persons who have no chance of being elected.[6] It takes a two-thirds vote to close nominations, but only a majority vote to reopen them.[3]
Awards and honours
The rules of a number of awards or honours require the nomination of candidates. The rules for who and how candidates are nominated vary with each award or honour, as do the processes of selecting from the candidates.
For some awards and honours, being nominated or shortlisted is itself considered an honour, as in the case of the
References
- ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5.
- ^ Robert 2011, p. 438
- ^ a b Robert 2011, p. 287
- ^ a b Robert 2011, p. 431
- ^ a b c Robert 2011, p. 288
- ^ Robert 2011, p. 289
- ^ Nominations for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ig Nobel Nominations
External links
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905. .