Promote NOTA to a Bylaw

Problem: Rule 11: None of the Above is not properly a rule, as it defines the options available to delegates rather than the procedure for deciding between or among them. It is in the nature of a Bylaw, rather than a Rule. As a Rule, delegates can suspend this by a 2/3 vote, which effect is certainly not the intent of the very existence of the NOTA option.

Solution: Move Rule 11 to the Bylaws. It properly belongs in Article 11: Conventions, immediately after Section 6: Delegate List. Note that there are no changes to the text.


[RULE 11: NONE OF THE ABOVE]

ARTICLE 11: CONVENTIONS

7. Votes cast for "None of the Above" in voting on the Party's nominees for President and Vice-President, the Party Officers, and at-large members of the National Committee, shall be considered valid. Should a majority of the votes be cast for "None of the Above" in the Presidential or Vice-Presidential balloting, no candidate shall be nominated for that office. Should "None of the Above" be selected for any Party office, that position shall be declared vacant and none of the losing candidates for that position may be selected to fill the vacancy for that term of office.