Contested Election definition

Contested Election means any election of Directors in which the number of persons nominated for election as Directors in accordance with Section 7 of Article I exceeds the number of Directors to be elected, with the determination that any election of Directors is a Contested Election to be made by the Secretary or other officer of the Fund prior to the time the Fund mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of Directors. If, prior to the time the Fund mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of Directors, one or more persons nominated for election as a Director are withdrawn such that the number of persons nominated for election as Director no longer exceeds the number of Directors to be elected, such election shall not be considered a Contested Election.

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Contested Election means any election of Trustees in which the number of persons nominated for election as Trustees in accordance with these By-Laws exceeds the number of Trustees to be elected, with the determination that any election of Trustees is a Contested Election to be made by the Secretary or other officer of the Trust prior to the time the Trust mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of Trustees. If, prior to the time the Trust mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of Trustees, one or more persons nominated for election as a Trustee is withdrawn such that the number of persons nominated for election as Trustees no longer exceeds the number of Trustees to be elected, such election shall not be considered a Contested Election.

Contested Election means any election of Trustees in which the number of persons nominated for election as Trustees by Shares entitled to vote for such Trustees in accordance with Section 1.9 hereof exceeds the number of Trustees to be elected by Shares entitled to vote for such Trustees, with the determination that any election of Trustees is a Contested Election to be made by the Secretary or other officer of the Fund prior to the time the Fund mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of Trustees. If, prior to the time the Fund mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of Trustees, one or more persons nominated for election as a Trustee by Shares entitled to vote for such Trustee are withdrawn such that the number of persons nominated for election as Trustee by Shares entitled to vote for such Trustee no longer exceeds the number of Trustees to be elected by Shares entitled to vote for such Trustees, such election shall not be considered a Contested Election. The determination of whether an election is a Contested Election shall be made on a proposal-by-proposal basis and it is expressly acknowledged that, in the event different classes or series of Shares are entitled to vote for different Trustees, a Contested Election may occur for some Trustee seats but not others at the same meeting of shareholders.

Examples of Contested Election in a sentence

In an election other than a Contested Election, stockholders will be given the choice to cast votes “for” or “against” the election of directors or to “abstain” from such vote (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as a vote cast “for” or “against” the election of such candidate), and stockholders shall not have the ability to cast any other vote with respect to such election of directors.
In the event an incumbent director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance, or such other committee designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to these bylaws, shall make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the resignation of such incumbent director, or whether other action should be taken.
If there is a Contested Election, a formal notice of the Election Date and the List of Candidates shall be sent by the Company at least 10 days but no more than 60 days prior to the Election Date to the Exchange Members who were Exchange Members on the Record Date, by any means, including electronic transmission, as determined by the Board or committee thereof.
In the Event of a Contested Election, the Company shall also send Exchange Members the formal notice described in Section 1(c).
In the event of a Contested Election, each Exchange Member shall have the right to cast one vote for each Member Representative Director position to be filled; provided, however, that any such vote must be cast for a person on the List of Candidates.

More Definitions of Contested Election

Contested Election means an election in which there are at least two candidates for a covered office who have a campaign finance entity. Contested election includes a special election held to fill a vacancy in a covered office.

Contested Election means an election of Directors to the Board where one or more members of the slate of nominees put forward by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is being opposed by one or more competing nominees.

Contested Election means an election for one or more Member Representative Directors for which the number of candidates on the List of Candidates exceeds the number of positions to be elected.

Contested Election means an election for a covered office in which an applicant or certified candidate is opposed by:

Contested Election means any election for directors in which the number of nominees for director exceeds the number of board seats open for election. “Uncontested Election” shall mean any election for directors other than a Contested Election.

Contested Election means any election in which there are more candidates for an office than the number who can be elected to that office.

Contested Election means an election in a constituency;

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