On Sunday 16 January 2011 09:51:16 Basil Chupin wrote:
On 16/01/2011 18:50, jdd wrote:
Le 16/01/2011 08:00, Basil Chupin a écrit :
The votes were cast for that person and therefore they belong to him, and it is therefore up to him to do with them as he pleases - he can allocate them to whomever he chooses.
certainly not. Votes are done and can't be changed by anybody
jdd
The votes don't belong to anybody but the person who attracted them. They certainly don't belong to anybody else, and absolutely certainly there is nothing in any "rules" which states otherwise.
I agree. And if that person retracts his candidacy, the votes which were given to him are void. Seems simple enough. Anyway, I believe Nelson has retracted his retractation of his candidacy (not sure if English is up to describing such persistent change) so this point is moot. Not that it's not a bad idea to talk about it, the election comittee for next year can solve this. How about you bring it up when the rules are set for next time?
If there is then please quote chapter and verse to prove me wrong.
BC