Dear Colleague,
- BALLOT FOR ONE NEC POST VACANCY RESERVED FOR A WOMAN
- RESULT OF NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MIDLANDS REGIONAL AND GROUPS IN WALES
- BALLOT FOR ONE NEC POST VACANCY RESERVED FOR A WOMAN
Group Circular GC 931 invited nominations for the above NEC vacancy. Three nominations have been received. A ballot willballot will now be conducted, to the following timetable:
- Ballot papers are enclosed with this circular, which goes to all Groups and Branches. Group voting strengths shown on the ballot papers are as at the 2022 AGM (as of 30th June 2022).
- Where groups have merged since the AGM, two ballot papers will be enclosed showing the voting strengths of each group. These strengths will be combined to support ONE candidate.
- Also enclosed are brief biographies for those standing for election.
- Completed ballot papers addressed to The General Secretary to be received at Alliance HQ by close of business on Friday 31 March 2023.
- Notice of successful candidate communicated to all Groups in a Group Circular issued after Monday 10 April 2023
The relevant extracts from the updated (October 2022) constitution are below:
(f) Elections
(i) All elections shall be conducted by ballot on a card vote basis, see Rule 7 (g)(i). .
(ii) Those for the Elected Officers) five ordinary members of the Executive Council and Standing Orders Committee shall be voted upon by representatives from Branches, representatives from Groups and members attending not covered by Branches or Groups.
(iii) The nine Regional seats on the Executive Council shall be filled as a result of votes cast by representatives from Groups and members in attendance not covered by Groups.
(iv) Two of the remaining three members of the Executive Council shall be appointed by Scotland Branch and one by Northern Ireland Branch.
(g) Voting
(i) Voting shall be by show of hands or, where either the Chair shall so decide or at least 20 or more of those present so demand, by card vote. In this event accredited representatives from Branches and Groups shall be entitled to use voting cards representing the total members of their Branch or Group, this to be determined on the basis of the number of members shown by the CSPA’s membership records to be resident in the stated area of the Branch or Group on 30 June of the current year.
(ii) The decision regarding a card vote may be taken either before a vote is taken, or upon the declaration of the result of a vote by show of hands.
- NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MIDLANDS REGIONAL AND GROUPS IN WALES
Unfortunately, special GC 932/23 and special GC 933/23 did not secure any nominations for a representative for Midland Region or Groups in Wales.
The Executive Council will consider how to ensure that groups from these two areas are not disadvantaged. Details of arrangements put in place will be shared in a future group circular. In the meantime, if any CSPA members from these regions would like to find out more about the role of a Regional Representative, please contact HQ Office.
(If you have any questions or require any further information about the matters covered by this Group Circular, please don’t hesitate to contact me, either by email at lisa.ray@cspa.co.uk or by telephone on 020 8688 8418
Lisa Ray General Secretary