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NAME POSITION ELECTED DUE
Phil Micallef EC Member Region 5 5/7/00 5/7/04
Keith Handscomb EC Member Region 9 5/7/00 5/7/04
Jack Ford EC Member Officers 3/10/00 3/10/04
Geoff Ellis National Officer 8/5/00 8/5/05
Andy Gilchrist General Secretary 21/2/00 06/05
Brian Joyce EC Member Region 13 19/2/01 19/2/05
Morris Butterfield EC Member Retained 1/10/01 1/10/05
Vicky Knight EC Member Women 01/02 01/06
Mick Nicholas EC Member BEAMM 03/02 03/06
Alan McLean EC Member Region 3 04/02 04/06
Ruth Winters President 07/02 07/06
Jim Barbour EC Member Region 2 07/02 07/06
John McDonald EC Member Region 1 2/7/02 2/7/06
Mick Shaw EC Member Region 10 15/7/02 15/7/06
Val Salmon EC Member Control 09/02 09/06
John McGhee National Officer 16/10/01 16/10/06
Mike Fordham Assistant General Sec 26/11/01 26/11/06
Dave Green EC Member Region 6 12/03 12/07
Ernie Thornton EC Member Region 11 12/03 12/07
Dean Mills EC Member Region 12 12/03 12/07
Mike Smith EC Member Region 8 12/03 12/07
Dave Patton National Officer 03/04 01/08
Bob Blackburn EC Member Region 4 Early 04 Early 08
John Vernon EC Member Region 7 08/04 08/08
Paul Wool’holmes National Officer 12/03 12/08
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Rule 9
ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
(1) Candidates for election to the Executive Council must at the time of nomination and election have a minimum of two years’ continuous membership and be fully paid up members.
(2) Members of the Executive Council shall hold office for four years on the basis of quadrennial elections. The quadrennial elections shall take place without regard to casual vacancies. Where and whenever it is practically possible to do so, election procedures shall be instituted three months prior to retirement of an Executive Council member. Retiring members shall be eligible for re-election.
(3) The procedure for election shall be in accordance with Rule 19.
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Rule 19
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ELECTIONS
(1) (a) General
The overlapping of elections is permitted subject to adherence to these basic principles.
(i) The Executive Council shall determine the order in which elections shall be processed and shall be required to give notice of intention to hold an election to the respective electoral territory concerned before instituting nominating procedures.
(ii) Following acceptance of nominations in respect of an election, nominations in respect of outstanding elections may be called for, providing that the Executive Council are satisfied that no eligible candidate is concerned in the first election. Similarly nominations for an election may be called for at the ballot stage of another election providing the Executive Council are satisfied that no eligible candidate is concerned in that ballot.
(iii) This procedure shall be ongoing and uninterrupted subject to the proviso that no member shall stand for more than one full-time or honorary position at any one time nor be debarred from standing for election to any post for which he/she is eligible.
(b) (i) Elections for the following posts are referred to as statutory elections in this Rule.
President
General Secretary
Assistant General Secretary
All Executive Council Members
(ii) The counting and scrutinising of votes and the declaring of returns in elections provided for in this Rule shall be undertaken by independent scrutineers nominated by the General Secretary.
In statutory elections, the Scrutineers nominated will meet the criteria specified by statute and shall conduct the election in accordance with all procedures required by statute.
© (i) Nomination papers shall be despatched by the General Secretary to all Branches entitled to nominate for the election at least five weeks before the date of close of nominations.
(ii) A Branch may only nominate a candidate for an election at a properly convened Branch meeting.
(iii) The Branch’s nomination shall be entered on the correct nomination paper which shall be signed by two Officials of the nominating Branch, who shall also certify that the nomination has been properly made in accordance with (ii) above.
(iv) Completed nomination papers in respect of elections for the posts of General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, National Officer, and President shall be sent direct by the Branch Officials to the Returning Officer. Nomination papers in respect of other elections held in accordance with this Rule shall be sent direct to the General Secretary.
(v) The closing date and time for receipt of nomination papers shall be clearly shown on the nomination papers.
(vi) A nomination paper not completed in accordance with these Rules or not completed in accordance with the instructions thereon or received after the closing date and time shall be rejected and declared void.
(d) (i) The General Secretary shall notify each candidate for election of his/her nomination within seven days of close of nominations.
(ii) A nominated candidate shall notify the General Secretary in writing not more than 21 days after close of nominations whether he/she accepts nomination failing which the nomination shall be rejected and declared void.
(iii) Eligible candidates who have accepted nomination shall be entitled to submit to the General Secretary for onward transmission to the scrutineers in statutory elections an election statement not exceeding 250 words in length, which may for example, set out the industrial and political work of the candidate and the work he/she has performed or proposes to perform on behalf of the Union. Election statements received by the General Secretary more than 21 days from the date of close of nomination shall not be circulated.
(e) (i) Save in respect of statutory elections a notice of intention to commence balloting shall be sent seven days before the distribution of ballot papers to all Branches in the electoral area concerned clearly stating the closing date and time of voting.
(ii) A list of candidates produced as a ballot paper together with the election statements referred to above shall be issued to each member entitled to vote in the election in accordance with the procedure given below.
(iii) The ballot paper shall state each candidate’s full name, length of membership, past and present offices held in the Union and the names of the Branch or Branches nominating that candidate.
In statutory elections it will also bear its own unique serial number, specify the name of the Scrutineer and set out the address to which and the date by which it is to be returned.
(iv) The General Secretary shall supply ballot papers to the Brigade Secretary for the electoral territory concerned who shall distribute or cause to be distributed the ballot papers to the Branches whose members are entitled to vote. If the Brigade Secretary is involved in the election, another Official appointed by the Brigade Committee shall fulfil this function.
In statutory elections the scrutineers shall distribute ballot papers by post to the home address of all members entitled to vote, or to such other address as the member has specified in a written request to the Union to be treated as his/her postal address.
(v) Each member shall record his/her vote by marking an "X" in the box opposite the name of the candidate he/she desires to be elected and shall then return the completed voting paper in the envelope provided for this purpose to be received by the date and time of close of voting by the scrutineer in the case of statutory elections, and in other cases by the Branch Official conducting the ballot.
(vi) A ballot paper on which the votes are not recorded in accordance with the instructions contained thereon and as specified by this Rule shall not be counted as a valid vote.
A ballot paper not received by the date and time referred to in Rule 19 (1) (e) (v) shall not be counted as a valid vote, whatever the reason for any delayed receipt.
In the case of elections which are not statutory elections:
(f) (i) Upon the closing of voting, the Branch Secretary shall send or cause to be sent to the Scrutineers forthwith:
- the ballot papers unopened and unexamined in their envelopes;
- the completed form provided setting out the serial numbers of the ballot papers provided to members of the Branch concerned; and
- the number of ballot papers unissued.
(ii) Ballot papers received by the Scrutineers later than 14.00 hours on the date notified for receipt of ballot papers which shall be at least seven days after the close of voting shall not be counted as valid votes in the election whatever the reason for any delayed receipt.
(g) The Scrutineers shall decide whether any ballot papers shall be rejected or counted in accordance with these Rules and shall determine all disputes concerning the conduct of elections under this Rule.
Their decision shall be final. The Scrutineers shall prepare a Scrutineers` report setting out the number of ballot papers distributed and returned, the total number of votes given for any candidate and the total number of votes rejected. In statutory elections this report shall also contain any other information required by statute.
(h) A notice declaring the result of the election as stated in the scrutineers Report, together with a copy of that Report shall be sent by "All Members Circular" as soon as practicable after the Union receives the scrutineers Report.
(2) National Officials
(a) No candidate shall stand for the position of President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary and National Officer except at the discretion of the Executive Council, which will satisfy itself that any member so nominated will be capable of fulfilling the office for which he/she is nominated.
(b) Each Branch of the Union shall be entitled to submit nominations for these offices.
© In the event of any of these offices falling vacant, the Executive Council shall within six months of the vacancy occurring hold an election in accordance with this Rule.
(3) Executive Council Members and Regional Officials
(a) Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to members serving at Branches situated within the respective electoral territories. Each Branch shall be entitled to nominate one candidate for each position in respect of the electoral territory within which the Branch is situated.
Officers Executive Council Member and National Secretary and Chair.
(b) Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to members of Station Officer rank or above. Each Brigade Committee shall, after consultation with its Officer membership, be entitled to nominate one Officer member as a candidate for these positions. Ballot papers for election to these offices will be issued to Station Officer rank and above. The provisions contained in Rule 9 shall apply to the Officers Executive Council Member.
Control Staff Executive Council Member and National Secretary and Chair
© Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to Control Staff members. Each Brigade Committee shall, after consultation with its Control Staff membership, be entitled to nominate one Control Staff member as a candidate for these positions. Ballot papers for election to these offices will be issued to Control Staff members. The provisions contained in Rule 9 shall apply to the Control Staff Executive Council Member.
Retained Staff Executive Council Member and National Secretary and Chair
(d) Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to Retained members. Each Brigade Committee shall, after consultation with its Retained members, be entitled to nominate one Retained member as a candidate for these positions. Ballot papers for election to these offices will be issued to Retained members. The provisions contained in Rule 9 shall apply to the Retained Members Executive Council Member.
Women Members Executive Council Member and National Secretary and Chair
(e) Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to Women members. Each Brigade Committee shall, after consultation with its Women members, be entitled to nominate one Women member as a candidate for these positions. Ballot papers for election to these offices will be issued to Women members. The provisions contained in Rule 9 shall apply to the Women Members Executive Council Member.
Black and Ethnic Minority Members Executive Council Member and National Secretary and Chair
(f) Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to Black and Ethnic Minority members. Each Brigade Committee shall, after consultation with its Black and Ethnic Minority members, be entitled to nominate one Black and Ethnic Minority member as a candidate for these positions. Ballot papers for election to these offices will be issued to Black and Ethnic Minority members.
The provisions contained in Rule 9 shall apply to the Black and Ethnic Minority Members Executive Council Member.
Gay and Lesbian Members National Secretary and Chair
(g) Nominations in respect of these positions shall be confined to Gay and Lesbian members. Each Brigade Committee shall, after consultation with its Gay and Lesbian members, be entitled to nominate one Gay and Lesbian member as a candidate for these positions. Ballot papers for election to these offices will be issued to Gay and Lesbian members.
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And the one Fordham has breached with his Firelighter article.
Rule 19A
CANVASSING
(1) Canvassing for nomination or votes by a candidate for election under this Rule whether in person or by letter, circular or any other means or on behalf of a candidate for election under this Rule by letter, circular, or other written communication shall constitute a disciplinary offence.
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Good constructive post there purr.
I'm tougher than I look!
Res Ipsa Loquitur
