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Gibraltar General & Clerical Association – Rules & Constitution
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PROCEDURES FOR THE ELECTION OF SECTOR COMMITTEES
5.9
The result of any election will be published by the GGCA National Secretary
and circulated to all Sectors.
5.10
A Member of the Committee:
(1)
may at
any time by giving six weeks notice in writing addressed to the
General GGCA National Secretary resign from office or from the
Committee, as the case may be; or
(2)
shall cease to be a member of the Committee upon ceasing to be a
member of the Union; or
(3)
shall vacate office if absent from three consecutive ordinary meetings
of the Committee without the consent of the Committee and the
Committee so resolve.
5.11
(1)
A Member not being an Unemployed Member shall be entitled to stand
as a candidate in an election to the Sector Committee of which he
forms part of the Union provided as follows:
(a)
The GGCA National Secretary shall call for nominations
from members no later than 4 weeks before the date such
nominations have to the received.
(b)
the Member is nominated as a candidate by at least one
Member of the Union;
(c)
the nomination is seconded by at least one other Member
of the Union;
(d)
notice of nomination has been given in writing to the
General GGCA National Secretary not later than 2 weeks
before the date of the election;
(e)
the election shall be by a show of hands or ballot of all
members of the relevant Branch at it’s Biennial General
Meeting.
Existing Members of the Committee(s) who express a desire to
continue as Committee Members need not be nominated or
seconded as provided for in Rules 5.11(b) and (c)
(2)
Persons nominated under sub Rule (1) may withdraw their nomination
at any time before the date when the election is to be held.