18-6. Elections.
A. Secret Elections (Ward and Precinct Meetings).
1. Only One Person to be Elected to Office. Each elector votes by secret ballot for only one candidate (Rule 18-1).
2. More than One Person to be Elected to Office. Each elector votes by secret ballot for only one candidate as when voting for County Central Committee members from precincts or wards (Rule 1212.B). The candidate with the most votes is declared elected. The candidate with the next most votes is then declared elected and so on until all positions are filled.
B. Non-Secret Elections.
1. Only One Person to be Elected to Office. Each elector votes by elector-identified ballot for only one candidate (Rule 18-1). In anticipation of runoffs, several differently colored ballots are issued, a single color to be used for each round of voting. All ballots are individually inscribed in advance by the Party with an elector's name and the party subdivision she/he represents; for example, the ward or county. The ballots, including the similarly inscribed ballots of electors voting by proxy, are issued at the time of registration for the meeting or convention
2. More than One Person to be Elected to Office. Voting shall be conducted according to Appendix A including, if required by these Rules, conformance with the requirement of equal division of men and women. A non-secret ballot as described above may not be waived in favor of a secret ballot under any circumstances.
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