APEGGA ELECTION PROCESS
APEGGA election process
HOW A PROFESSIONAL MEMBER CAN RUN FOR COUNCIL:
The Nominating Committee submits a list of nominees to the Chief Executive Officer, usually by mid-November. This list is posted on the APEGGA website (refer to pdf documents below), and published in both the e-PEG and the December issue of the PEG magazine.
The form entitled NOMINATION FOR ELECTION TO COUNCIL is also posted on the website at this time (refer to pdf documents below), as well as being published in the e-PEG and PEG magazine. Being date specific, this form is only available from mid-November until the submission deadline.
Any professional member (Professional Engineer, Professional Geoscientist, or Professional Licensee) wishing to run for the position of Councillor must submit a form declaring their intention to run and commitment to serve. This form must be signed by ten professional members in good standing (a suggested version of the form is available on the website). Nomination forms must reach the Chief Executive Officer no later than 90 days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
Please note: only those who already have one year of experience on Council are eligible to run for the position of President-Elect/Vice President.
For the 2012 Election a completed Nomination for Election to Council form must be received by the Chief Executive Officer by Sunday, January 22, 2012.
Results of the election are announced at the Annual General Meeting, Saturday, April 21, 2012.
Relevant excerpts from the By-Laws of the Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act, Part 2 Election of Council
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Each year a Nominating Committee is appointed at the annual meeting to serve for the ensuing year.
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Not less than 150 days prior to the annual meeting, the nominating committee submits to the Chief Executive Officer a list of nominees for Council which includes the president-elect as the sole nominee for president, three nominees for president-elect/vice president, and at least three more nominees for Councillors than there are vacancies to be filled on Council
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Nominees for president-elect/vice president shall have served at least one year on the Council
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Not less than 120 days prior to the annual meeting, the Chief Executive Officer distributes to each professional member, either directly by mail, email, or via the Association publication known as the PEG, a list of the nominations made by the nominating committee.
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Additional nominations for any office or any offices, except the president, may be made in writing by any ten professional members. Such nominations shall reach the Chief Executive Officer properly endorsed not later than 90 days prior to the annual meeting and shall be accompanied by the written consent of the nominee or nominees to act if elected.
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Prior to the annual meeting, the president or the Chief Executive Officer shall inform the candidates in the election of the results of the balloting including the number of votes cast for each candidate
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The results of the election shall be announced at the annual meeting by the chairperson of the meeting.
