The Neighborhood Improvement District 12's Bylaws state that the board has 9 open seats. 

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When the number of nominated candidates does not exceed the number of available seats, all nominated candidates are automatically elected to the board. This year, we asked residents to rank candidates to ensure that resident preferences were captured and reflected in the process.

 

​The ranking process allows us to identify which candidates received the strongest community support. When board members run unopposed, the vote then determines what positions the board directors will hold. 

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When there are more board candidates than seats, your vote determines the final board directors and their positions.

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The results of the ranking are used to guide internal board leadership selection. Specifically:

• The candidate with the highest level of resident support will be the first to be considered by the board for leadership roles

• The board will then proceed in order of ranking results when determining additional leadership positions

If a candidate receives the highest number of votes but does not wish to serve in a specific leadership role (such as Chair), they may indicate which role they would prefer to be considered for first.

Leadership roles are then assigned through a formal board process:

• A board member will motion for a candidate to take on a specific role

• Another board member will second the motion

• The board will take a vote

If the motion does not pass (i.e., there are more “no” votes than “yes” votes), the board will move to the next highest-ranked candidate for consideration of that role, and the process will continue accordingly.

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Residents were asked to rank all candidates to ensure that the voting process captured a complete and accurate picture of community preferences.

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Ranking a candidate as “1” represents your top choice. The remaining rankings (2, 3, 4, etc.) do not carry the same weight, they simply help us understand how candidates compare to one another across the full set of responses.

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Requiring a full ranking is important because:

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• It ensures that all ballots are counted consistently and fairly

• It prevents incomplete or partial ballots from skewing the results

• It allows us to differentiate levels of support between candidates, not just identify a single preference

• It provides a clear order of community preference, which is especially important when informing leadership decisions

Importantly, ranking all candidates does not mean you are equally supporting everyone. It simply means you are indicating your relative preference among the full group of candidates.