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-
16 -
l e a s t two G r a n d C o u n c i l m e e t i n g s d u r i n g the p e r i o d b e f o r e t h e y are n o m i n a t e d . P o i n t 3 w a s a m o t i o n in p r i n c i p l e a n d w o u l d b a c k to the C o m m i t t e e .
six be
year referred
B o t h the p r o p o s a l : " T h a t to be e l i g i b l e for o f f i c e nominees must have attended at l e a s t two G . C . m e e t i n g s " , and the l i m i t a t i o n " d u r i n g the s i x y e a r p e r i o d b e f o r e t h e y are n o m i n a t e d " , w a s s e r i o u s l y d i s c u s s e d . The P R E S I D E N T requested t h r e e m e e t i n g s , Mr S K J O L D w a s a g a i n s t the s i x y e a r s ’ l i m i t a t i o n . P o i n t 3 wa s p u t to the v ote: VOTE :
P . 4.-
in f a v o u r against abstention
37 1 5
Total
43
Th a t the q u a l i f i e d p e r s o n for e a c h o f f i c e r e c e i v i n g the h i g h e s t n u m b e r o f n o m i n a t i o n s a n d a g r e e s to s t a n d for e l e c t i o n m u s t a u t o m a t i c a l l y be put on the b a l l o t . P o i n t 4 w a s put to the v o t e a f t e r d i s c u s s i o n , w h e r e it was u n d e r l i n e d that t h i s p o i n t c o u l d be an a p p l i c a t i o n to their s e n s e o f duty. The s i t u a t i o n , w h e r e n o b o d y a c c e p t e d nomination c o u l d s t i l l h a p p e n as now.
V OT E:
P . 5.-
in f a v o u r against abstention
39 0 4
Total
43
T h a t th e q u a l i f i e d p e r s o n for e a c h o f f i c e r e c e i v i n g the t o t a l n u m b e r o f n o m i n a t i o n s a n d a g r e e s to s t a n d e l e c t i o n be a u t o m a t i c a l l y put on the b a l l o t .
30% of for
P o i n t 5 a l s o p r o v o k e d a lot o f i d e a s a n d s u g g e s t i o n s , a.o. a g r e e m e n t b e f o r e n o m i n a t i o n , the p r o b l e m o f not k n o w i n g a g a i n s t w h o m the n o m i n a t e d w e r e r u n n i n g a n d the a c t u a l number of nominations. Mr M O G G R I D G E m a d e a m o t i o n : The l i s t o f the c a n d i d a t e s s h o u l d be the t h r e e p e o p l e the l a r g e s t n u m b e r o f n o m i n a t i o n s , w h o a c c e p t e d : V OTE:
in f a v o u r against abstention
33 7 3
Total
43
(for
the m o t i o n
of
Mr
MOGGRIDGE)
The tie s i t u a t i o n w a s b r o u g h t to d i s c u s s i o n . Mr F R E E M A N m a d e a m o t i o n to the p r i m a r y m o t i o n : In c as e o f a tie, the t h i r d p l a c e p o s i t i o n s h o u l d d e c i d e d by the E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e . VOTE:
in f a v o u r against abstention
21 12 8
Total
41
with
be
/17