The East of England Region of the
Liberal Democrats is determined that elections for regional posts shall
conducted in a manner that is democratic, accountable, inclusive, fair, robust
and manageable.
Appointment and powers of the Returning
Officer
The Returning
Officer shall be appointed by the Regional Executive and shall administer the elections using his or her discretion, applying
the core principles stated above, subject only to
the Rules as laid out below, the requirements of the Constitution and natural
justice. Guidance will be provided in written form to the Returning Officer by
the Regional Executive.
How do you become a candidate?
Nominations will
close at 2 p.m. on the day of the Annual General Meeting, held at the Autumn
Regional Conference. Self-nominations shall be permitted.
What are you required to do as a candidate?
Manifestos shall
be submitted no later than ten days after the declaration of poll, i.e. by the
end of the tenth day after the Annual General Meeting. They shall be submitted
in PDF or Word format. Candidates for Officer positions shall be entitled to
one side of A4, candidates for other positions one side of A5 in landscape
format, for ease of manifesto booklet production.
What may you not do as a candidate?
- Defame any other candidate.
- Spend more than £50 on campaigning materials.
What will be provided to candidates?
Candidates for
officer positions will be entitled to issue one e-mail to Regional Conference
voting delegates, to be issued by the Regional Party at a mutually agreed time.
Candidates shall provide forty-eight hours’ notice of their wish to use this
facility, providing the text to be issued at that time.
Right of appeal
Any person believing there to have been a breach of these Rules, or of the Constitution, shall have the right of appeal to the Regional Management Committee.
I'll have them on the Regional website as soon as I can...
I'll have them on the Regional website as soon as I can...
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