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? 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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