^You would bring this up to a meeting you're not needing to sit through, eh This is one of those things that looks simple but could be pandora's box and take two hours to get nowhere.
I believe the voting component of the process works as intended, and it's the nominating that needs addressed.
Would suggest breaking it down into its component parts for discussion, and voting on each segment as it goes.
1 - When opening the floor for nominations, the Host should invite council members to put forward nominations.
Then:
1.1 If after a short time* there have been no endorsed nominations, the host should close nominations for the meeting and move on.
*in the hopes of removing some of the dead silence that happens during nominations. If a council member has a nomination in mind, they should come to that point fairly quickly.
2 - For any endorsed nominations, the Host should confirm with nominated player(s) whether they accept, prior to voting
This one is more complicated. As written, it needs the assent of the player to proceed, which would require the player's presence at the meeting. Previously presence at the meeting was not a requirement, only an advantage in the case of a tiebreak.
What happens to the nomination if a player is not present to accept it, or if an online player does not respond to the Host? Would suggest a vote to choose one of the options below
2.1 - If a player is absent, or fails to respond to the host:
A - their nomination cannot proceed to vote (all nominees must be present + accept nomination)
B - their nomination can proceed to vote if a council member accepts by proxy (vouching for nominee's wish to be on the council)
C - their nomination can proceed provisionally. In the event of a successful vote, the nominee is invited to join council and has until the next meeting to accept* - after this time they would need to be renominated.
D - a better idea than any of the above
*The time limit so as to avoid complication on nominations/voting in the next meeting
This post is probably going to be my exact trail of thought when this topic comes up, so sneak preview for those of you who are going to be there~