Nomination

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Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. A collection of nominees narrowed from the full list of candidates is a short list.

Politics

In the context of elections for public office, a candidate who has been selected by a political party is said to be the party's nominee. The selection is typically accomplished either based on one or more primary elections or by means of a political party convention or caucus, according to the rules of the party and any applicable election laws.

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 general election ballot paper. Candidates who are unaffiliated with any political party are typically required to submit a nominating petition in order to gain ballot access. In others all candidates have to meet nomination rules criteria to stand.

Parliamentary procedure

In parliamentary procedure, a nomination is basically a motion to fill a blank in a motion "that _____ be elected."^[1] Nominations are used to provide choices of candidates for election to office. After nominations have been made, the assembly proceeds to its method of voting used for electing officers.^[2]

Motions relating to nominations

Motions relating to nominations
Class	Incidental motion
In order when another has the floor?	No
Requires second?	Yes
Debatable?	No
May be reconsidered?	Yes, except motion to close nominations or affirmative vote on motion to reopen nominations
Amendable?	Yes
Vote required	Majority vote, except motion to close nominations requires a two-thirds vote

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]

by the chair
from the floor (open nominations)
by a committee
by ballot
by mail
by petition

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

A number of awards are given to the preferred candidate among those nominated. The rules for selecting people for nomination varies and depends on the award.

For some prizes, being nominated is considered an honour. In 2015 there are 273 candidates nominated for the Nobel peace prize,^[7] while 9000 are nominated for the more satirical Ig Nobel prizes every year.^[8]

References

Wikidata has a property, P1411, for nominated for (see uses)

↑ Robert, Henry M.; et al. (2011). Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Da Capo Press. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5.
↑ Robert 2011, p. 438
1 2 Robert 2011, p. 287
1 2 Robert 2011, p. 431
1 2 3 Robert 2011, p. 288
↑ Robert 2011, p. 289
↑ Nominations for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize
↑ Ig Nobel Nominations

Parliamentary procedure

Major concepts	History of parliamentary procedure Principles of parliamentary procedure Deliberative assembly Committee Session Quorum Chair Floor Recognition Motion Second Debate Main motion Order of business Minutes Voting methods in deliberative assemblies Majority Unanimous consent

Subsidiary motions	Postpone indefinitely Amend Commit Postpone to a certain time Limit or extend limits of debate Previous question Cloture Lay on the table

Privileged motions	Call for the orders of the day Raise a question of privilege Recess Adjourn Fix the time to which to adjourn

Incidental motions	Point of order Appeal Suspend the rules Objection to the consideration of a question Division of a question Consideration by paragraph or seriatim Division of the assembly Motions relating to methods of voting and the polls Motions relating to nominations Request to be excused from a duty Requests and inquiries (Parliamentary inquiry, Request for information, Request for permission to withdraw or modify a motion, Request to read papers, Request for any other privilege)

Motions that bring a question again before the assembly	Take from the table Rescind, repeal, annul or amend something previously adopted Discharge a committee Reconsider

Legislative procedures	Call of the house Hoist Motion to pass on

Disciplinary procedures	Censure Declare the chair vacant Impeach Naming

Parliamentary authorities	Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure (TSC or Sturgis) Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure Riddick's Rules of Procedure Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice Bourinot's Rules of Order Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms Morin code

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