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Hello!
I am the President of my undergrad university's Pre-Vet Society (but not for much longer because I am entering vet school in the fall). This is only the second year that our Pre-Vet Society has existed, because the former president before me started the club last year.
My question is- last year there were only 4 members in the club by the end of the year including me, so there was really no officer elections. The other three members got the other positions and I became president. We "voted" on a ballot, but it was just the previous officers and us four there to vote.
This year there are many more members, and it is voting time. We have the positions President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, and I am adding a fifth position entitled "Volunteer Coordinator". There are 3 people who want to run for President, 3 people who want to run for VP, 2 for treasurer and none for secretary. There is about a group of 6 people who signed up for positions. Each of these people want a position in the club, but they said if they don't get for example get President, they would still like an other position like VP because they want to help with the club. How should I handle this situation? Obviously one person is not going to get a position but I just can't figure out how to do the ballots because I don't want let's say one of the president nominee's to get a vote in each of the positions because she told me to write her name down for everything and then her not get the position of President because the voters each voted differently for her.
Should I just tell them to pick one and hope for the best to simplify it and if there is still an open position, they can have that one? I'm just trying to figure this out because we didn't really have this problem last year, and I just want it to be fair for everyone. Any info on your clubs voting process would be helpful! Thanks!
I am the President of my undergrad university's Pre-Vet Society (but not for much longer because I am entering vet school in the fall). This is only the second year that our Pre-Vet Society has existed, because the former president before me started the club last year.
My question is- last year there were only 4 members in the club by the end of the year including me, so there was really no officer elections. The other three members got the other positions and I became president. We "voted" on a ballot, but it was just the previous officers and us four there to vote.
This year there are many more members, and it is voting time. We have the positions President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, and I am adding a fifth position entitled "Volunteer Coordinator". There are 3 people who want to run for President, 3 people who want to run for VP, 2 for treasurer and none for secretary. There is about a group of 6 people who signed up for positions. Each of these people want a position in the club, but they said if they don't get for example get President, they would still like an other position like VP because they want to help with the club. How should I handle this situation? Obviously one person is not going to get a position but I just can't figure out how to do the ballots because I don't want let's say one of the president nominee's to get a vote in each of the positions because she told me to write her name down for everything and then her not get the position of President because the voters each voted differently for her.
Should I just tell them to pick one and hope for the best to simplify it and if there is still an open position, they can have that one? I'm just trying to figure this out because we didn't really have this problem last year, and I just want it to be fair for everyone. Any info on your clubs voting process would be helpful! Thanks!