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Does election of board members using the parliamentary procedure of acclamation, as opposed to a ballot, still constitute “voting,” placing such an election within CCIOA’s requirement for secret ballo

Yes. Robert’s Rules of Order states that, in addition to ballots, votes may also be cast by a show of hands, yeas and nays, or general consent. Therefore, acclamation is a means of voting and is therefore subject to CCIOA's secret ballot requirement for voting in contested elections.

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Does election of board members using the parliamentary procedure of acclamation, as opposed to a ballot, still constitute “voting,” placing such an election within CCIOA’s requirement for secret ballo

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