PROGRESS AND RENEWAL
Nominating Process Begins Now
Names of all qualified and properly nominated candidates will appear on the ballot, regardless of whether they receive Nominating Committee endorsement. APEGA must receive nominations by October 19, 2015, at 11:59 p.m. That allows time for nominations to reach the Nominating Committee 180 days before the 2016 APEGA Annual General Meeting, a requirement included in the bylaw amendments approved at the AGM. Members interested in becoming a Councillor should start the process right away. The Member Self-Service Centre will begin accepting nominations on July 8. Nominees will be able to go in and out of the site to develop their nomination in draft, before finalizing it and clicking submit. But once that happens, there’s no turning back — the nomination is final and locked from any changes. Nominees now require the signatures of 25 Professional Members endorsing their candidacy, up from the 10 signatures required in past elections. The collection of signatures takes place digitally, which makes it easier for potential nominees in areas without a large pool of Members. APEGA plans to run background checks on nominees. That’s a term all nominees will need to accept, before clicking submit.
If you plan to run for next year’s APEGA Council, your commitment starts now — about six months earlier than it did in past election cycles. A process endorsed at the last Annual General Meeting means that Members who want to seek election must submit their nominations in time to be considered by the Nominating Committee. The approved bylaw amendments dramatically change timelines and shift APEGA from a two-step to a one-step process. For the first time, write-in candidates have a chance of being recommended by the Nominating Committee. The committee will also do its own search for potential candidates to endorse, as it has in the past. The Nominating Committee’s job is to recommend the most suitable Members available for Council governance and succession. The changes better equip it to come up with a strategically strong list of candidates. Because write-ins are now part of that up-front process, the Nominating Committee has more candidates to choose from. The term write-in candidate has become a misnomer. APEGA will no longer publish hardcopy nomination forms for write-ins, because nominations will be accepted electronically through the Member Self-Service Centre at apega.ca.
TIMELINE: Nominations and Election 2016
Nominations Close October 19
Nominations Open July 8
Nominating Committee Meets Early November
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Nominations Accepted
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