sch.2-sec.5Calling for nominations

sch.2-sec.5 Calling for nominations

The manager of the election must call for nominations for the offices to be filled by notice given to members in 1 of the following ways— by post to each member at the address recorded in the members register; if the organisation publishes a journal or newsletter it gives its members free of charge, by advertisement in the journal or newsletter; in a daily newspaper circulating in the area where the organisation’s members live or work. The notice must state— the opening day for nominations; and the closing day for nominations; and that nominations for office— open at midday on the opening day; and close at midday on the closing day; and who may nominate as a candidate in the election; and that nominations for office must be written, signed by the nominee and given to the manager before nominations close; and the start and finish days for a ballot to decide the result of the election if a ballot becomes necessary under section 8 ; and that only a person who was a financial member 30 days before the opening day for nominations may vote in the election; and that the ballot will be decided by a first-past-the-post system of voting. (sch.2-sec.5-ssec.1) The manager of the election must call for nominations for the offices to be filled by notice given to members in 1 of the following ways— by post to each member at the address recorded in the members register; if the organisation publishes a journal or newsletter it gives its members free of charge, by advertisement in the journal or newsletter; in a daily newspaper circulating in the area where the organisation’s members live or work. (sch.2-sec.5-ssec.2) The notice must state— the opening day for nominations; and the closing day for nominations; and that nominations for office— open at midday on the opening day; and close at midday on the closing day; and who may nominate as a candidate in the election; and that nominations for office must be written, signed by the nominee and given to the manager before nominations close; and the start and finish days for a ballot to decide the result of the election if a ballot becomes necessary under section 8 ; and that only a person who was a financial member 30 days before the opening day for nominations may vote in the election; and that the ballot will be decided by a first-past-the-post system of voting.

• (a) by post to each member at the address recorded in the members register;
• (b) if the organisation publishes a journal or newsletter it gives its members free of charge, by advertisement in the journal or newsletter;
• (c) in a daily newspaper circulating in the area where the organisation’s members live or work.
• (a) the opening day for nominations; and
• (b) the closing day for nominations; and
• (c) that nominations for office— (i) open at midday on the opening day; and (ii) close at midday on the closing day; and