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MAG AGC – PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATION OF OFFICERS
Nominations Now Closed see Manifestos for officers Here
Nominations for officers to be elected by the Annual Group Conference shall close on the last working day of December. (Monday 31st December 2007)
Nominations for officers to be elected by the Annual Group Conference shall open on December 1st each year and shall close on the last working day of December.
Following closure of nominations each candidate shall receive immediate notice of the names of all other candidates, together with a copy of their election manifestos.
Details of all nominations received by the cut off date shall be printed in the February/March issue of the group’s newspaper and all candidates shall be obliged to submit a manifesto limited to 1200 words for printing in this issue with their nomination.
Failure by any candidate to submit a manifesto shall invalidate their nomination.
Posts for which no nominations have been submitted shall be left open to nominations until seven days prior to conference, at which point nominations for these posts shall close.
Posts for which no nominations have been received by the day of the conference shall be filled by nominations on the day, or failing that by co-option by the National Committee thereafter.
Except in exceptional circumstances nominees who do not attend the group conference shall be deemed to have withdrawn their nomination unless they send to the Central Office, before the date of the conference, an explanation in writing satisfactory to the National Committee.
Where circumstances arise on the day of conference preventing the attendance of a nominee a satisfactory explanation must be given to and acknowledged by the conference Chair at the conference venue by telephone, fax or email.
Nominees for national officers must, except where recommended by the NC, have been members of the group for a minimum period of at least twelve (12) months prior to nomination.
Nominations shall only be accepted from paid up individual members.
Posts for Election:
National Chairman
National Finance Officer
National Clubs Liaison Officer
National Network Communications Officer
* MAG Constitution Here
Please send Nominations - Manifestos to:
MAG UK
P.O. Box 750,
Rugby
CV21 3ZR
If possible also send an electronic copy to:
National Vice-Chairman Fergus O’Connell: vice-chair@mag-uk.org
and
General Secretary Trevor Baird: general-secretary@mag-uk.org
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