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Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC Elections

  • To: Poncelet Ileleji <pileleji@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [npoc-voice] NPOC Elections
  • From: Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:24:29 -0500

Yes Poncelet and thks for the reminder... Cheers, Alain

On Wednesday, February 20, 2013, Poncelet Ileleji wrote:

> Hi Alain,
>
> Good day, am also Co Chair Africa for the  membership commitee just said I
> should mention it, as my role within the membership commitee is to promote
> and get more African NGO's involved in NPOC
>
> Thanks
>
> Poncelet
>
> On 20 February 2013 13:45, Alain Berranger <alain.berranger@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> 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
>
> --
> Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS
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>

-- 
Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA
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