MInd - The Mensa India Magazine, September-October 2020 provided by the IEC. 3.5 If any NMC wishes it to be known that a candidate from their national Mensa is not nominated by them, it must inform the IEC. 3.6
Deadline for making nominations to the IEC is February 1st of the election year.
RULE 4 – NOMINATIONS BY MEMBERS’ PETITION 4.1 The Constitution, Section X.A.5., permits nominations for a candidate or slate of candidates by means of a petition signed by at least 100 members in good standing as of January 1st prior to the election. A webform petition template will be provided by the IEC. 4.2 The IEC will verify the good standing and the validity of each member adding their name to a nominating petition. Each person signing the petition must be identifiable and contactable and the validity of each petitioner will be verified by emailing them and requiring them to confirm their participation in the petition. No candidate may verify the supporting signatures of their nominating petitions, or of nominations for slates in which they are included. The Mensa International office will certify whether a DIM who signs a petition is a current member in good standing. 4.3 Petition signatures must be submitted on a webform provided by the IEC. Failure of any signatory to provide all information required on the petition form will invalidate that supporting signature. 4.4 For a petition to be valid, it must reach at least 100 verified signatures no later than February 1st of the election year.
RULE 5 – PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES 5.1 If there is only one valid candidate and nomination for an office, the Election Committee shall declare that candidate elected, informing the International Chair, the Mensa International executive director, and the successful candidate(s) of the result. This information is embargoed for 24 hours, after which the IEC chair will inform the IBD, and the result shall be published in the next issue of the MWJ. Any name of any such candidate shall not appear on the ballot. 5.2 The campaign statements, with pictures, of all nominees shall be presented to the members online in a suitable location determined by the IEC and on the independent election agency website. 5.3 The ballot shall list the candidates for each office in order determined by lot by the Committee. The Committee shall designate on the ballot which candidates are running jointly (as a slate). 5.4 The IEC shall have the right to edit the material submitted by a candidate or a slate of candidates under Rule 2 only when: a) It is necessary, guided by legal advice, to edit potentially libellous or obscene material; or b) The material exceeds the word allotments specified in Rule 2. If time permits, the candidates or all candidates on a slate shall be informed of the proposed editing and be given the opportunity to submit revised materials. If there is insufficient time to discuss the content with the candidate(s), words will be eliminated at the end of the material to bring it into conformance with the allowed word count. If this is done, the ballot material will so state. 5.5 The IEC is not responsible for the content of any candidate’s statements. The IEC will not, on its own, verify any information or material presented as fact included in the candidate statements, and the ballots will state this. However, if an allegedly false or misleading statement is brought to the attention of the IEC by a third party, the IEC may choose to investigate and take action in accordance with Rule 5.4.
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