I do not know what rules we are following, but normally, when there is a nomination, we begin by asking the candidates whether they accept. This is a democracy. This is not—I hope—a dictatorship, and a person has the right to say that they do not want to be a candidate.
Nobody can be forced to become a candidate. We have never seen anyone being forced to become a candidate in any election. If you proceed in this way, you are forcing someone to allow their name to be written on a ballot.