Which of the following are important for an election?

1. Allowing members to vote.
2. Ensuring that non-members not vote.
3. Making sure members vote only once.
4. Having an accurate voters list.

Which of the following are functions of the Teller Committee?

1. Counting votes
2. Collecting ballots
3. Reporting the count to the assembly
4. Reporting the winner to the assembly

Who appoints the Teller Committee?

1.   ?    The chair
2.   ?    The chair appoints the chair of the committee who then appoints the members
3.   ?    The secretary appoints the committee with the advice of the chair
4.   ?    The assembly appoints the committee by election

Which of the following is included in the Tellers Committee Report?

1.   ?    The number of votes cast
2.   ?    The number of votes needed for election
3.   ?    The total for each candidate
4.   ?    The results of the election

During the counting of a vote, what is the function of the chair of the Tellers Committee?

1.   ?    To monitor the counting to make sure it is done correctly.
2.   ?    Counting one section of the vote.
3.   ?    Directly counting the entire vote.
4.   ?    The chair has no function.

If an individual vote is controversial, who decides how to handle it?

1.   ?    The assembly
2.   ?    The chair of the Tellers Committee
3.   ?    The chair of the meeting
4.   ?    The Tellers Committee by a vote within the committee

Which of the following is proper behavior by the Tellers Committee?

1. Ignoring blank ballots.
2. Reporting to the assembly any suspicious ballots.
3. Counting ballots that are folded together.
4. Throwing out ballots where the name is spelled incorrectly.

How many times is the Tellers Report read to the assembly?

1.   ?    Twice
2.   ?    Once
3.   ?    Three times
4.   ?    None

Who appoints scutineers?

1. The candidates
2. The chair
3. The assembly
4. The Parliamentarian

What is the job of the scrutineers?

1. To challenge ballots when improperly allocated.
2. To watch the counting.
3. To take possession of the ballots after the counting.
4. To report the results of the election to the chair of the assembly.

During an election, who issues instructions to the assembly on how to vote?

1. The chair.
2. The head of the elections committee.
3. The chair of the Tellers Committee.
4. The Parliamentarian.

If more than one person is to be elected and not enough receive a majority vote, what happens?

1. Those who receive a majority are elected.
2. The candidates who did not receive a majority remain on the ballot.
3. The lowest candidate is dropped from the ballot.
4. Another round of voting occurs.

What happens if two candidates tie for election for the last position allowed?

1. Another round of voting occurs with all the remaining candidates involved.
2. Only the two candidates are allowed to be voted on.
3. Write in votes are allowed in the reballoting.
4. The two share the office.

What happens if two candidates tie for the last two positions that have different terms?

1. They draw lots as to who gets which term.
2. A new election is held to see which one gets which term.
3. Neither is elected and all candidates are involved in reballoting.
4. The Tellers Committee decides who gets which office.

In an election where more than one candidate can be voted for, voters ______.

1.   ?    can vote for as many as they like up until the number to be elected
2.   ?    can only vote for one candidate
3.   ?    must vote for the maximum number allowed
4.   ?    can vote for one candidate as many times as there are positions

What is bullet voting?

1.   ?    Voting for only one candidate when more can be selected.
2.   ?    Voting for the maximum number of candidates allowed.
3.   ?    Voting for one candidate the number of times as there are spaces to be filled.
4.   ?    There is no such thing.

To disallow a voter casting ballots for less than the number of positions, the rule _____.

1.   ?    must be in the documents of authority
2.   ?    can be passed by the assembly
3.   ?    is the rule unless otherwise provided for
4.   ?    can be ordered by the chair

Preferential voting is preferred when _____.

1. voting by mail
2. there is not enough time for reballoting
3. the cost of reballoting is prohibitively high
4. any election is held at a meeting

Under preferential voting, ______.

1. the last candidate(s) is/are dropped
2. voters rank their preference for candidates
3. errors can easily occur
4. there is never a winner

Under preferential voting, a candidate must receive _____ to win.

1.   ?    a majority vote
2.   ?    a majority of the entire membership
3.   ?    a plurality
4.   ?    two-thirds vote