The board has provisionally adopted the following addition to the GANYC bylaws. This concerns our upcoming elections and what would happen in the event of a tie between candidates. 

As per our current bylaws, after the board provisionally approves the language for a change to the GANYC bylaws, the GANYC membership has the opportunity to comment on these changes for a period of no less than 7 days. This email serves as notice of the proposed changes, and the comment period will last until Thursday, November 6, one day after the next scheduled membership meeting. After this period, the board will consider all comments and then vote whether to adopt said changes. 

If you have comments, feel free to email board@ganyc.org or president@ganyc.org. These proposed changes will also be posted in the members' Facebook page and were emailed to every current member. 

We welcome your input. Thanks for your attention!

E. The results shall be announced during the course of the December meeting. No results will be announced prior to the December meeting. (CURRENT LANGUAGE)

Proposed Addition to Bylaws

1. In the event of a tie in voting results for a contested elected position on the board, the following procedure will be followed:

   1. The Election Committee will prepare a special electronic ballot no later than 72 hours after the election results are announced and send it to all GANYC members in good standing. 

   2. The ballot will only contain the candidates who finished tied in said election. 

   3. Members will have 72 hours to vote from the time the special ballot is sent out. 

   4. The Election Committee will notify the membership via email blast of the results of the special election, only after notifying the individual candidates first. 

   5. This procedure would only go into effect in the following scenarios for the general election results: 

      1. President: Two or more candidates finish in a tie for first place

      2. Vice President: 

         1. If there is a 3-way tie (or more) for first place

         2. If there is 2-way tie (or more) for 2nd place

      3. Treasurer: Two or more candidates finish in a tie for first place

      4. Secretary: 

         1. If there is a 3-way tie (or more) for first place

         2. If there is 2-way tie (or more) for 2nd place

      5. Member at Large: 

         1. If there is a 4-way tie (or more) for first place

         2. If there is a 3-way tie (or more) for second place

         3. If there is 2-way tie (or more) for 3rd place