Choose the best answer for each question.

1. A nominating committee can _____.

   1.   ?    help secure the best candidates
   2.   ?    select candidates who fit the needs of the organization
   3.   ?    interview prospective candidates
   4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

2. A nominating committee needs to be ______.

   1.   ?    representative of the various groups in the organization
   2.   ?    selected only by majority vote
   3.   ?    picked by the president of the organization
   4.   ?    picked by the board

3. A nominating committee should _____.

   1.   ?    try to apportion the candidates among the various groups
   2.   ?    pick only people belonging to the strongest group
   3.   ?    balance the choices between the top two groups
   4.   ?    pick only people belonging to the president’s group

4. The president should ____.

   1.   ?    appoint members of the nominating committee
   2.   ?    serve on the nominating committee
   3.   ?    take part in the deliberations of the committee
   4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

5. A nominating committee should _____.

   1.   ?    use its judgment in selecting candidates
   2.   ?    choose candidates on what best serves the membership
   3.   ?    invite suggestions for candidates
   4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

6. Some organizations use the nominating committee to ____.

   1.   ?    collect names from others
   2.   ?    only compile a list submitted by others
   3.   ?    tabulate results from local groups
   4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

7. A good nominating committee will do which of the following?

   1.   ?    Select nominees with experience and qualities needed.
   2.   ?    Contact prospective nominees and get their consent.
   3.   ?    Prepare a report that may include reasons for selecting people.
   4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

8. The qualifications for candidates should be ____.

   1.   ?    in the bylaws
   2.   ?    decided by the nominating committee
   3.   ?    decided by the membership each time
   4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

9. A member cannot accept nomination for _____.

   1.   ?    two or more incompatible offices
   2.   ?    two or more offices
   3.   ?    any office in which she has already served
   4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

10. Incompatibility of office is determined by _____.

    1.   ?    conflict of interest
    2.   ?    the amount of work involved
    3.   ?    physical impossibility to do both jobs
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

11. When a person is nominated for two incompatible offices, who decides which he runs for?

    1.   ?    The nominee
    2.   ?    The chair
    3.   ?    The nominating committee
    4.   ?    The membership

12. A member who currently holds one office ____.

    1.   ?    can run for another office without resigning
    2.   ?    can run for another office but must resign
    3.   ?    cannot run for another office
    4.   ?    can run for another office with the assemblies permission

13. A member who is likely to be a candidate for office ____.

    1.   ?    should not be on the nominating committee
    2.   ?    should be on the nominating committee
    3.   ?    cannot be on the nominating committee
    4.   ?    must be on the nominating committee

14. A member of the nominating committee _____.

    1.   ?    can run for office
    2.   ?    cannot run for office
    3.   ?    must resign from the committee to run for office
    4.   ?    can never run for office

15. A nominating committee should nominate _____.

    1.   ?    only one person for each office
    2.   ?    two people for each office
    3.   ?    follow the trend and nominate several for each office
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

16. It has been found that defeated candidates ____.

    1.   ?    usually don’t run again
    2.   ?    make excellent candidates in the next election
    3.   ?    have a good chance the second time round
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

17. The actual voting is usually conducted by _____.

    1.   ?    the election committee
    2.   ?    the nominating committee
    3.   ?    the bylaw committee
    4.   ?    the governance committee

18. The election committee _____.

    1.   ?    prepares and prints the ballots
    2.   ?    distributes ballots to members
    3.   ?    collects and counts the ballots
    4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

19. Who is usually responsible for counting ballots?

    1.   ?    The election committee
    2.   ?    The nominating committee
    3.   ?    The chair
    4.   ?    The secretary

20. Who should be present when votes are being tabulated?

    1.   ?    Any member who desires to be there.
    2.   ?    Only members of the election committee.
    3.   ?    The election committee and the president.
    4.   ?    The election committee and the candidates.