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ARTICLE 11. VOTING
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
11.1 The elected positions shall be President, Treasurer, Vice President and Secretary.
11.1.1 The President and the Treasurer who have completed 2 years of service will be elected by the voting members at the Annual General Meeting held in even numbered years.
11.1.2 The Vice-President and the Secretary who have completed 2 years of service will be elected by the voting members at the Annual General Meeting held in odd numbered years.
11.2 Election of succeeding Executive Committee shall be by majority vote at the AGM.
11.3 Decision
11.3.1 In the case of only one valid nomination, the winner will be declared by acclamation.
11.3.2 In the case of two, or more, valid nominations, the winner will be the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes.
11.3.3 In the case of two, or more, valid nominations and there is a tie, the nominee receiving the fewest votes will be deleted from the list of nominees and a second vote will be conducted. If there continues to be a tie and more than two nominees, the nominee receiving the fewest votes will be deleted from the list of nominees until their remains only two nominees or a winner is declared. If only two nominees remain and there continues to be a tie, the winner will be decided by the Executive Committee by resolution.
11.4 All current Executive Committee Members, Adult Members who have reached the Age of Majority, and Volunteers of the Club are entitled to vote at the AGM.
11.5 Any past member of the Club may petition the Board for special dispensation for voting privileges.
11.6 Any outstanding fees, fines or penalties not paid will automatically disqualify an individual member from voting at the AGM, or participating in any subsequent games as a player or bench personnel.
11.7 The position of the Technical Director is not an elected position. This position is appointed by the Executive Committee.
11.8 The position of the Club Director is not an elected position. This position is appointed by the Executive Committee.
11.9 Election of the Executive Committee shall be by secret ballot at the AGM.
11.10 Each person at the AGM may only vote once under the following conditions:
11.10.1 Voting at the AGM is restricted to one vote per registered child up to a maximum of 2 votes per family, if more than 1 child is registered.
11.10.2 Each board member has one vote.
11.10.3 Each head coach and assistant coach has one vote.
11.11 For members less than 18 years of age, that vote is the parent/guardian’s responsibility. For members over 18 years of age the responsibility is their own.
11.12 No individual can vote more than once if they hold more than one position. Exception will be for those individuals who have more than one child registered in the Club (see 10.1).
11.13 No proxy voting is allowed at the AGM.