Editing Nomination

{{Short description|Selecting a candidate for public office or to receive an honor/award}}
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'''Nomination''' is part of the process of selecting a [[candidate]] for either [[election]] to a [[public office]], or the bestowing of an honor or [[award]]. A collection of nominees narrowed from the full list of candidates is a [[short list]].

==Political office==
In the context of elections for public office, a candidate who has been selected to represent or is endorsed by a [[political party]] is said to be the party's nominee. The process of selection may be based on one or more [[Partisan primary|primary election]]s or by means of a [[political party]] [[political convention|convention]] or [[caucus]], according to the rules of the party and any applicable election [[law]]s. In some countries the process is called [[preselection]].

Public statements of support for a candidate's nomination are known as [[political endorsement|endorsements]] or [[testimonial]]s.

In some jurisdictions the nominee of a recognized political party is entitled to appear on the [[general election]] [[ballot paper]]. Candidates who are endorsed by a political party may be required to submit a [[nominating petition]] in order to gain [[ballot access]]. In others all candidates have to meet [[nomination rules]] criteria to stand.

== Parliamentary procedure ==
In [[parliamentary procedure]], a nomination is basically a motion to [[Filling blanks|fill a blank]] in a motion "that _____ be elected."<ref>{{Cite book|title = [[Robert's Rules of Order]] Newly Revised|last = Robert|first = Henry M.|publisher = Da Capo Press|year = 2011|isbn = 978-0-306-82020-5|location = Philadelphia, PA|pages = 430|edition = 11th|display-authors = et al.}}</ref> Nominations are used to provide choices of candidates for election to office. After nominations have been made, the assembly proceeds to its method of voting used for electing officers.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 438}}</ref>

=== Motions relating to nominations ===
{{Infobox motion
 | name = Motions relating to nominations
 | class = I
 | inorder = No
 | seconded =Yes
 | debatable =No 
 | amendable =Yes 
 | voterequired =Majority vote, except motion to close nominations requires a two-thirds vote
 | reconsidered =Yes, except motion to close nominations or affirmative vote on motion to reopen nominations
 }}There are a number of motions relating to nominations. They include the motions to make, close, and reopen nominations, and motions to designate the method of making nominations.<ref name=":0">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 287}}</ref> The motion to select a method of nominating is also treated as filling a blank, in which votes are taken on suggested methods of nomination in the following order:<ref name=":2">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 431}}</ref> 
* by the [[Chairman|chair]]
* from the floor (open nominations)
* by a [[committee]]
* by [[ballot]]
* by mail
* by [[petition]]
Not all of these methods may be suitable for a particular organization.<ref name=":2" />

=== Legitimate use of closing nominations ===
Normally, nominations are closed when no one else wants to make a nomination.<ref name=":1">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 288}}</ref> This is done without a motion (using a form of [[unanimous consent]]).<ref name=":1" /> A motion to close nominations cannot be used to prevent a member from making a nomination.<ref name=":1" /> A legitimate use of a motion to close nominations is that some members are obviously delaying the election by nominating persons who have no chance of being elected.<ref>{{Harvard citation no brackets|Robert|2011|p = 289}}</ref> It takes a two-thirds vote to close nominations, but only a majority vote to reopen them.<ref name=":0" />

==Awards and honours==
{{See also|Academy Awards#Nomination}}
The rules of a number of awards or [[honour]]s require the nomination of candidates. The rules for who and how candidates are nominated vary with each award or honour, as do the processes of selecting from the candidates.

For some awards and honours, being nominated or shortlisted is itself considered an honour, as in the case of the [[Academy Awards]] and other similar events, and with events such as book and arts awards. In 2015 there were 273 candidates nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_intro/nominations-2015/ |title=Nominations for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009110541/http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_intro/nominations-2015/ |archive-date=9 October 2015 |date=3 March 2015 |work=[[Norwegian Nobel Institute]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> while 9000 are nominated for the more satirical [[Ig Nobel Prize]]s every year.<ref>[http://www.improbable.com/ig/miscellaneous/nominate.html Ig Nobel Nominations]</ref>

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==External links==
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