Union of Taxation Employees
By-Law 9
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1
(1) The
President and the Vice-Presidents shall be elected by ballot during Convention.
(2) The Regional Vice-Presidents
shall be elected at a regional caucus during Convention as set out in
By-Law 9, Section 9.
(3) Only delegates, as defined by
By-Law 10, Sections 5 and 9 shall be entitled to vote for the election
of officers.
(4) A delegate may nominate a member
in good standing, who is not a delegate, for an office, provided the
member so nominated, has indicated in writing their acceptance of the
nomination.
Section 2
The Executive Council shall appoint a nomination committee of at least
three and not more than five persons and shall name one as chairperson.
The Nominations Committee shall:
(1) receive nominations for all offices
from delegates;
(2) ensure
that there is at least one nomination for each office;
(3) determine
the eligibility of such nominees; and
(4) place
the names of all eligible nominees in nomination at the time set forth
for the election of officers and to report to the Convention the name
of any nominee considered to be ineligible.
Section 3
All nominations submitted to the nomination committee shall be in writing,
signed by the nominators and by the nominees signifying that they will
accept office if elected.
Section 4
The nomination committee shall publish a list of nominees for each office
and post this list in a conspicuous place in the Convention hall by 18:00
hours of the day prior to the day set for the election of officers.
Section
5
In addition to the nominations reported to the Convention by the nomination
committee, nominations for each office as called may be made from the floor
of the Convention by delegates. The nominees' agreement shall be secured
prior to the nomination being placed.
Section 6
Any member, in good standing is permitted to speak on behalf of any member
nominated for elected office.
Section 7
The Chairperson of the Nomination Committee shall:
(1) preside at the election of the
President and Vice-President;
(2) appoint the necessary scrutineers
to distribute, collect and count the ballots;
(3) receive the results of each ballot
from the Chairperson of Scrutineers;
(4) report to the Convention, the
results of each ballot; and
(5) report the results of the elections
of Regional Vice-Presidents and their Alternates following the election
of the President and Vice-Presidents.
Section 8
Election to any office shall be by simple majority vote of the total votes
cast. Where only two (2) nominees remain, or where only two (2) nominees
are standing for election for the same office and a tie vote results, Chairperson
of the Nomination Committee will declare no ballot and request that a new
vote be taken.
Section 9
(1) Prior to the election of the
President and Vice-Presidents, each Regional Vice-President shall convene
a meeting of delegates of their region in order to elect a Regional Vice-President
and an Alternate.
(2) In the event that a tie vote
between candidates cannot be resolved by the Region the question shall
be brought to the Convention for a deciding vote following the election
of the President and Vice-Presidents. Each candidate or their
designate shall have the right to address the Convention before the ballot
is taken on the floor.
(3) Election shall be by simple
majority vote.
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