Grand Knight's Handbook - Knights of Columbus, Supreme Council
Grand Knight's Handbook - Knights of Columbus, Supreme Council
Grand Knight's Handbook - Knights of Columbus, Supreme Council
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REFERENCE<br />
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box and after they have voted, he shall request the<br />
members to vote in the same manner. They shall<br />
advance in single file and deposit their ballots. After all<br />
who desire to do so have voted, the warden shall<br />
exhibit the ballot box to the grand knight and deputy<br />
grand knight and they shall examine and count the ballots.<br />
If the number <strong>of</strong> negative ballots cast does not<br />
exceed one-half <strong>of</strong> the members PRESENT, the applicant<br />
shall be declared elected. The grand knight shall<br />
announce the result but the exact number <strong>of</strong> negative<br />
ballots shall not be stated. The law requires a negative<br />
vote <strong>of</strong> more than one-half present and not a negative<br />
vote <strong>of</strong> one-half <strong>of</strong> those voting.<br />
8. If more than one candidate is to be balloted for at a<br />
meeting, the grand knight may announce that the first<br />
ballot shall be a general one upon all the candidates,<br />
and that if not more than one-half <strong>of</strong> those present<br />
shall cast negative ballots upon such general ballot, no<br />
other ballots shall be taken. If the announcement is<br />
made by the grand knight and not more than one-half<br />
negative ballots <strong>of</strong> those present are cast upon said<br />
general ballot, all candidates so balloted for shall be<br />
declared elected. If more than one-half negative ballots<br />
<strong>of</strong> those present are cast upon said general ballot, an<br />
individual ballot shall be taken on each candidate.<br />
9. Applications for membership from priests and religious<br />
shall not be referred to the admission committee but<br />
shall be presented directly to the council for balloting<br />
within ten days after they are received by the grand<br />
knight.<br />
10. This law became effective August 20, 1964, and is<br />
absolutely binding on all councils and on all applications<br />
for membership after that date.<br />
11. The revision <strong>of</strong> the laws by the <strong>Supreme</strong> <strong>Council</strong> at its<br />
1968 meeting imposes another duty to the admission<br />
committee in cases <strong>of</strong> reapplication by a former mem-