Knights of Columbus DASMARIÑAS ASSEMBLY ACN 2634 Dasmariñas, Cavite
ELECTION GUIDELINES 1. Officers to be elected for one year term shall be; a. Faithful Navigator b. Faithful Captain c. Faithful Pilot d. Faithful Admiral e. Faithful Scribe f. Faithful Purser g. Faithful Sentinel (1 inner and 1 outer) h. Faithful Trustee for three years, when the outgoing FN will be reelected. i. Faithful Comptroller (three-year term) – election for this position must be every 3 years. 2. (The proceedings of the election of officers shall be facilitated by the Election Committee compose of three persons; the COMELEC Chairman and the two aide appointed by the outgoing Faithful Navigator). The election of officers will be facilitated by representatives from mother assemblies that came from other councils not included in the proposed Imus Assembly. For this purpose, SK Joseph Dinglasan, PFN appointed as the chairman of election committee, SK Marcelo Fontanilla, PFN, SK Yolando Barquilla, PFN, and SK Abe Galutan, FN will be the members. 3. (The chairman of the Election Committee can be nominated to any position except for the position of Faithful Navigator). Since the election committee will come from other councils, this item will be omitted. 4. Qualified voters and nominees are all certified members of the fourth degree from councils that will comprise the Imus Assembly. 5. At least two nominees for any position must be required before closing the nomination, while for Inner and Outer Sentinels wherein the election will be conducted simultaneously minimum of three nominees is required. 6. The nominees to the position of Faithful Navigator should be Past Grand Knight and/or Former District Deputy, while for Faithful Admiral should be Past Faithful Navigator. 7. In the election of Sentinels the first who get the highest votes will be the Inner Sentinel and the next shall be the Outer Sentinel. 8. Casting of votes shall be conducted by means of secret balloting and counting will follow right after casting in every position. 9. In case of tie, another balloting shall be conducted until the winner is declared. 10. Ballots that cannot be read shall be considered null and void. The entry must be printed and readable. 11. The outgoing Faithful Navigator automatically becomes the Trustee for three years unless he is reelected.
12. Any inquiries pertaining to the election guidelines shall be discussed before proceeding to the election in order to avoid delays. 13. If problem arises during the election, the decision of the COMELEC prevails. 14. To continue with the election of officers, minimum twenty (20) assembly members shall be required.
15. Any revision to the election guidelines shall be in effect only after the quorum (attendance) agreed upon.