Section 2 - Vacancy in Office

  1. Whenever a vacancy occurs in any partisan elective office which, under ORS 171.051, calls for nomination by the Party for appointment to such vacant office, such nomination shall be made as set forth in this Section 2.
  2. The Chair shall call a nominating convention as required by statute, at a time and place convenient to the PCPs eligible to vote upon the nomination.
  3. Nominating conventions shall be conducted according to the following rules:
    1. Any person qualified under state law to fill a vacancy in a partisan office elected wholly from within Multnomah county may seek the nomination of the Party by notifying the Chair, in writing, that he or she:
      1. Seeks the nomination;
      2. If nominated will not withdraw from consideration by the appointing authority; and,
      3. Will, if appointed, serve in the office sought.
    2. All and only candidates whose written pledge forms are physically received at a place designated by the Chair at least twenty four (24) hours before the nominating convention shall have their names printed on the ballots at the convention. Names shall be printed in random order as described in ORS 254.155. The ballots shall provide space for writing in additional names.
    3. Delegates eligible by statute to vote shall register with the Credentials Committee. No Delegate shall be awarded voting credentials who cannot produce proof of identity, satisfactory to the Credentials Committee, which may include photo ID. No Delegate shall be awarded credentials after the Credentials Committee report has been called for by the Chair, which shall not occur less than thirty (30) minutes after the time set in the notice for the convention.
    4. Visitors and candidates for nomination (including those who are voting Delegates) shall be seated apart from voting Delegates.
    5. After the convention has been called to order, the Chair shall request motions to fill in the blanks in paragraph 7 and 10 of this Subsection C. The convention may choose to nominate no fewer than three (3) and no more than five (5) candidates.
    6. At the appropriate time, the Chair shall read the names of the candidates for nomination. As each candidate's name is called they shall orally indicate their willingness to serve if appointed.
    7. The candidates shall then be allowed to address the convention for no more than ____minutes each. The order of speeches shall be determined by lot. If the Chair determines that there is enough time, he or she may allow questions from the Delegates; provided that the delegates, by majority vote, may overrule the Chair's determination. Such questions shall be limited to ____minute/s in which to respond. The order of candidate responses shall be reversed for each successive question.
    8. After the conclusion of the candidates' presentations and any question period the delegates may, upon a vote of the majority present in favor, caucus to discuss the nominations, with the candidates excluded, for such time as the delegates decide.
    9. At the close of the caucus, or if no caucus, of the candidate speeches and any question period, the Chair shall call for the first round of balloting. As each Delegate's name is called, the Delegate shall place the Delegate's ballot in the box provided. Delegates may vote for any number of candidates for nomination not exceeding the number of nominations remaining to be filled. Delegates may not vote twice on the same ballot for the same candidate. No ballot shall be counted on which the Delegate voted for more than the appropriate number of candidates. All ballots shall be verified by the Credentials Committee for eligibility and compliance with this rule before any ballot may be counted. Candidates or their representatives may observe the counting of the ballots provided that they do not disrupt or impede the tellers. No appeal of the decision of the Credentials Committees shall be heard after counting has begun.
    10. The Chair shall announce the results of the balloting.
      1. If ___candidates receive a majority of the votes cast, balloting shall cease. If more than ___candidates receive a majority of the votes cast, the Chair shall call for a second ballot among only those candidates who received a majority of the votes cast in the first ballot. If more than _____candidates receive a majority on the second ballot, the person who received the fewest votes shall be dropped. If there are still more than - _____ candidates remaining, the Chair shall call for a third ballot, dropping the candidate who received the fewest votes, and shall continue to call for additional ballots until only _____candidates remain. If there is at any a time a tie between candidates which affects the elimination of a candidate from consideration the tie shall be resolved by lot, according to a method chosen by the Chair.
      2. If fewer than _____ candidates receive a majority of the votes cast, the Chair shall call for a second ballot, and for successive ballots if needed. On each successive ballot, any candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast shall be declared nominated and the candidate receiving the fewest votes shall be eliminated. Balloting shall continue among the remaining candidates until ___candidates have been nominated.
    11. After the requisite number of nominations have been made, the chair shall forthwith report the names of the nominee to the appropriate authorities.
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