of every possible conflict, and we did it with the utmost integrity, and that is why i believe the klerk's proposal absolutely ensures that, -- the clerk's proposal. if it is about hurting the ability of a board member to get elected or a progressive member to get elected, in other words, they will start taking priority over the issue of conflict i think that needs to be a priority. adopting this amendment puts common-sense subsidiary to everything else and tarnishes the entire process. i appreciate the point that supervisor daly is making that we may have a bunch of people out of the room. he is the solution -- here is the solution. count the votes in your head. you stand up and say, "i do not accept the nomination." that is have you do it. you put ego aside, and you say, "i do not accept the nomination ." that is how you do that. i would urge a no vote on this. president chiu: supervisor daly? supervisor daly: i think supervisor elsbernd's proposal falls on its face if you look at what is before us. let's say supervisor chiu does get nominated. supervisor avalos gets nominated, and then

president chiu: ok, for that, we will revert back to the original language and klerk's proposed process. continuing on. -- and the clerk's proposed process. madam clerk: page 3, supervisor daly has added a part about it being automatically withdrawn and the floor is open for another nomination. robert's rules of orders does not state that nominations are automatically withdrawn. a member can decide if they chose to to withdraw their nomination. so the original language states -- supervisor avalos: no. 3? madam clerk: page two, three. -- line 3. president chiu: section d. madam clerk: i am so sorry. page three, item d3. supervisor: this is absurd. we are doing this on the fly, not knowing what we are voting on? i am not feeling good about this process at this point. president chiu: one thing that i can propose, colleagues, is that we take a quick 10 to 15 minute break that incorporates supervisor daly's amendments that do not involve changing robert's rules, unless anyone has some other suggestions? supervisor daly: this may be the first time today the i agree with supervisor -- that i a