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Also known as nominate

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

Key facts

Motion.name
Motions relating to nominations
Motion.class
I
Motion.inorder
No
Motion.seconded
Yes
Motion.debatable
No
Motion.amendable
Yes
Motion.voterequired
Majority vote, except motion to close nominations requires a two-thirds vote
Motion.reconsidered
Yes, except motion to close nominations or affirmative vote on motion to reopen nominations

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Contents
  • Political office
  • Parliamentary procedure
  • Motions relating to nominations
  • Legitimate use of closing nominations
  • Awards and honours
  • References
  • External links

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

==Political office== In the context of elections for public office, a candidate who has been selected to represent or is endorsed by a political party is said to be the party's nominee. The process of selection may be 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. In some countries the process is called preselection.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “nomination” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.