Membership

1. Chairman appointed by the President

2. Three members appointed by the Administrative Council

3. Four other members, co-opted by the Chairman and the three members appointed by the Council

4. The members of the committee shall be members of the Member Organizations of the Federation

Term of Appointment

3 years

Committee function, scope and responsibilities

1. The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for preparing and presenting to the next Ordinary Session of the General Assembly a list of candidates eligible for election as Officers and Elected Members of the Administrative Council.

2. A list shall be prepared at such times and in such a manner as prescribed in Bye-law 18 (add material from By law 18)

3. The Nominating Committee is responsible for soliciting nominations for Honorary Life Membership from the Member Organizations, for the preparation of a list of candidates under Article 4 of the Constitution, and for the presentation of this list to the General Assembly. The list shall be accompanied by a citation of the qualifications of each candidate. The Nominating Committee can itself originate nominations for Honorary Life Membership.

Responsibilities of Chair

1. The Chair of the Nominating committee shall notify the Secretary General at least 150 days prior to the General Assembly session, reminding him to contact the National Secretaries

2. The chair shall solicit nominations for Council and officer positions

3. The chair shall communicate with members of the committee asking them to solicit nominations

4. The chair shall assure that all committee members take part in selecting the final nominees

Responsibilities of Vice Chair

1. Tally the votes for the final nominations

2. Inform the Secretary General at least 30 days before the General Assembly of the list of final nominees

Procedures

1. From that list of potential candidates, the Nominating Committee shall prepare a final list of individuals for presentation to the General Assembly as nominated candidates. If it is feasible, this final list should provide at least two candidates for election to each Office, together with at least two more nominations than the number of Council vacancies, and should have as wide a national representation as is consistent with the requirements of the positions. The consent of each candidate to be nominated shall be obtained in writing by the Chairman of the Nominating Committee before the list is presented to the General Assembly.

2. The final list shall be presented to the General Assembly at its Ordinary Session, and voting shall proceed in the following sequence: Vice-President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, and Council members. Unsuccessful candidates for the Offices of Vice-President, Secretary-General, and Treasurer, may if they so desire and are eligible, be added to the list of candidates for membership of the Council, but not for other Office. Voting shall be by a simple majority, any tied vote being determined on the vote of the presiding officer.

Time table

1. A Nominating Committee shall be established immediately after Each Ordinary Session of the General Assembly .

2. The Nominating Committee is considered to be dissolved following an election of new officers and members of the Administrative Council and the new President shall immediately proceed to appoint a new Chairman of the Committee, and the Council to appoint the new members.

3. The Chair of the Nominating committee shall notify the Secretary General at least 150 days prior to the General Assembly session that the Secretary-General must notify the secretary of each Member Organization of listed Delegates at least 120 days before each Ordinary General Assembly Session, and must request notification of any amendments. He shall also request from them the names of any of their individual members which they would wish to have considered for nomination for Office or Council membership.

4. The Secretary-General shall forward to the Chairman and each member of the Nominating Committee a list of the Delegates and of the suggested names.

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