Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC Elections

[Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Cintra,

Who composes the Membership Committee of NPOC - if I recall it is only
Klaus. We may need to beef up the numbers?

The proposed schedule is fine with me. Let's see what others think, cheers,
 Alain

On Tuesday, February 19, 2013, Cintra Sooknanan wrote:

>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Please see below the rules and proposed time frame for NPOC elections,
> with specific questions. As stated on the call we are currently a bit off
> schedule compared to last year.
>
> Thank you for your review.
>
> Regards
>
> Cintra Sooknanan
>
>
>
>
> 2013 - NPOC Elections
>  The following are the next steps for the call of Executive Committee
> elections:
>
> 1. The Communications Committee to send out the Notice of Election and
> Request for Nominations on the NPOC website for at least sixty (60) days
> prior to an upcoming election. The notice shall include the opening date of
> the official vote.(Section 8 Elections, NPOC Petition and Charter).The
> previous Executive Committee elections closed on 20 March 2012 so we are a
> little behind schedule.
>
> 2. All candidates for elected office must meet the qualifications of the
> office position they seek as defined in Section 2.2, NPOC Petition and
> Charter. Also Candidates must request formal nomination from the Membership
> Committee by submitting a completed Request for Nomination form. I am not
> sure if the Request for Nomination Form already exists, can staff confirm?
>
> 3. The Membership Committee shall review the completed Request for
> Nomination forms and notify candidates of formal acceptance no less than
> thirty (30) calendar days in advance of the official vote. No position
> shall have more than four (4) candidates.  In the event more than four (4)
> individuals request nomination the EC shall review and vote on the final
> four (4) candidates. Additionally the Membership Committee must determine
> the active voting status of Members; and upon receipt from the EC of a
> notice of an upcoming election, confirm the identity and status of
> Constituency Members eligible to vote and run for office at least forty
> (40) days prior to the beginning of such election (Section 4 NPOC Petition
> and Charter).
>
> 4. Once the candidates have been formally accepted, the voting process
> detailed in Section 9.0 of the NPOC Petition and Charter will commence (10%
> of membership being at least 10 members to be quorate and 51% of the vote
> to indicate a win).
> Are their any guidelines for the length of the election? should it be one
> week be sufficient for voting?
>
> Given the current time frame, I propose the
>
>    - notification be sent out on Friday 22 February,
>    - candidates will submit the completed Request for Nomination Form by
>    Friday 8 March (14 days after notification sent),
>    - with the Membership Committee vetting the list of members who can
>    vote and eligibility of candidates with written notifications of membership
>    status by Thursday 14 March (20 days after notification sent).
>    - Membership Committee to send and formal acceptance of candidates by
>    Sunday 24 March (30 days after notification sent)
>    - Elections held on Wednesday 24 April to Thursday 9 May 2013.
>    (election period of 2 weeks- 1 week may be sufficient, election start 61
>    days after notification sent)
>    - Election results announced on Friday 10 May 2013.
>
>

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Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
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