Gosport & District Angling Club
RULES OF THE CLUB
Section 15 Conduct of Elections At General Meetings
15.1 The elections of Officers (except Trustees) and Committee shall be by ballot paper. The Secretary shall write to all eligible members asking for nominations for office. No member under suspension shall be eligible for nomination.
15.2 Each eligible member shall have one vote each vacancy and may not give more than one vote to any candidate.
15.3 For a candidate to be elected to an Officer or Committee post he/she must receive a majority of the votes cast by those present and eligible to vote, including postal votes.
15.4 The ballot shall be carried out by three independent scrutineers appointed at the Annual General Meeting who shall not be candidates, Committee members or Officers. The result shall be made known by the posting of a notice in the club signed by the scrutineers recording the number of votes polled by each candidate.
15.5 After the results of the ballot have been properly recorded and announced, the ballot papers shall then be completely destroyed by the Secretary. The Secretary will then inform all members by the result of the ballot.
15.6 Postal votes shall be sent to the Secretary in sealed, marked envelopes, and the Secretary shall pass these unopened to the scrutineers.
15.7 Should a single candidate fail to receive a majority vote then he/she shall not be elected. Should any ballot involving two or more candidates be inconclusive then a further ballot shall be taken involving no more than the two candidates who received the most votes in the first ballot.
15.8 Should any Officer post remain unfilled at the end of the elections, the Committee shall have the power of co-option subject to a vote of confidence at the next General Meeting.