AT-LARGE GATEWAY
At-Large Regional Policy Engagement Program (ARPEP)
At-Large Review Implementation Plan Development
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Rule(s)
- 10.1 A quorum must exist for the election to be valid.
- 10.2 All Voting in Elections will be CONFIDENTIAL
- 10.3 The ALAC can designate an independent third party to conduct the mechanics of
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- an electoral vote.
- 10.4 Instant-runoff voting (IRV) will be used as the voting system to determine
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- the winner. (ref - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting
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- )
- 10.5 Voters rank all candidates in order of preference.
- 10.6 If no candidate receives an overall majority of first preferences the candidates
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- with fewest votes are eliminated one by one, and their votes transferred according to
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- their second and third preferences (and so on), until one candidate achieves a majority.
- 10.7 After votes have been collected, a ‘disinterested person’ will examine them and
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- call the result.
- 10.8 The newly elected officers assume their position at the closure of the Annual
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- General Meeting. Where an election is held between Annual General Meetings, the term
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- of office shall begin from the date of the results being announced.
- 10.9 Where a vacancy arises amongst the officers, and an election is held between
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- Annual General Meetings, the term of office shall last until the next regular election
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- is concluded.
- 10.10 If two or more candidates receive the same, highest number of preferences, a
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- runoff election is to be conducted.
- 10.10.1 The Chair will select a new date and time for the runoff election, at least 7
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- (seven) days after the previous vote has concluded. in this vote, only
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- the candidates that received the same, highest number of preferences will be eligible.
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- The Chair will then immediately send a new “election summary”
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- message according to rule 9.4, and the procedure will then restart from rule 9.5
- 10.11 In case no candidate is elected for any other reason (lack of valid nominations, lack
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- of five valid preferences...), the Chair will immediately post a new “election call”,
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- thus reopening nominations. The procedure will then restart from rule 9.6. The Chair
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- and the serving officers may jointly appoint a Member to fill the vacancy who may serve until
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- the elections process concludes, or until the term of office ends and a successor is elected,
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- whichever shall come first.
- 10.12 Incumbent officers shall continue to serve in their position in full standing until
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- a valid result is obtained for the election and a new officer is elected.
- 10.13 If for any reason whatsoever (including lack of quorum, lack or loss of
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- eligibility requirements, resignation, or recall) an officer position becomes vacant before
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- the end of the term, the Chair will promptly start an election to fill it, by sending
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- an “election call” message and starting the procedure from rule 9.1, as applicable.
