ARTICLE IV - ELECTIONS OF REGENTS
JOINT CONVENTION
4.02 At the Joint Convention of
the Senate and House of Representatives called to elect regents, the joint
committee shall report the name of the person or persons recommended for each
seat. These persons are considered to be nominated. Any member of the
legislature may submit additional nominations. If there is more than one
at-large seat to be filled, all candidates nominated for an at-large seat are
candidates for any of the at-large seats.
The roll shall be called viva
voce on the election of regents. The roll must be called first on congressional
district seats until they are filled, then on the student seat, and then on the
at-large seats.
Each member may cast one vote for
each seat to be filled, but no more than one vote for a candidate.
The
candidate for each seat receiving a majority of the votes cast must be declared
elected. If there is more than one at-large seat to be filled and more than one
candidate who receives a majority of the votes cast, the candidates receiving
the highest number of votes must be declared elected; in case of a tie for the
highest number of votes, the votes must be cast again. If no candidate receives
a majority of the votes cast for a seat, on each succeeding ballot the candidate
with the fewest votes must be dropped from consideration and the votes cast
again until a majority vote is achieved. Any candidate with fewer than 20 votes
on any ballot shall also be dropped on succeeding
ballots.