Enter in the name of the NSW or VIC member you wish to nominate for the relevant state rep position. Please don't nominate someone outside of NSW for the NSW rep position and likewise for the VIC position.
Once you have typed in your nomination, hit submit, it will try and re-direct to your post, however once a post is submitted it is marked "secret" so you will get the following "error" message. "You cannot view other people's nominations, as the nominations period is currently open. All members will have access to this sub-forum once the voting commences. Please come back then. Thank you". It really isn't an error. Rest assured your nomination has been received.
Your nomination post is only secret until the election starts and only then it will be publicly viewable. The logic behind this decision is explained further down this post.
To nominate someone - click on this link.
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This is just a heads up to allow members to start seriously thinking about who they wish to nominate but also give some thought if they want to self-nominate or run if they are nominated.
Following on from the resignation of NSW & VIC reps - I'll kick off the nominations opening on Monday 1st October 2012, as per the club rules we'll be opening up nominations for 1 week.
Intro
As per the constitution section titled "Annual Elections" nominations will be open for 1 full week.
*The process to nominate will be an initial "blind" nomination process.
*All members (Premium and non-premium) will be able to participate in the nominations cycle ONLY. Voting will still be restricted to PREMIUM ONLY.
*During this nomination process no-one (except for myself and Chubb) will be able to see any of the posts in the "Nominations 2012" sub-forum whilst the nominations process is in flight.
*At the conclusion of the nominations period, all nominees will be approached via PM and advised of their nomination. They will have 72 hours to decide if they wish to accept prior to going to elections. As per the rules they can only run for one position if they have been nominated for multiple positions.
*Once all the nominees have responded, accepted and committed to running in the elections, the "Nominations 2012" sub-forum will be released for public view but all threads locked to prevent editing.
*The nominees once accepting the nomination cannot pull out of the election. No further nominations will be accepted unless there were no nominations for a position to start off with with no pre-existing elected individual holding that position.
*At the same time the "Candidate Showcase" sub-forum will be opened with a thread for each nominee. It will allow each nominee to make their pitch to the members, why they should be elected and I hope outline what plans they have for the club and members. Members can also ask their questions. This will be opened prior to elections and remain open during the elections.
Why the "blind" nomination process?
Simple. I do not want fresh talent some how feeling intimidated by virtue that they only got 2 nominations over someone else's 10 nominations, or the situation where perhaps they feel like they are "stealing" a position over someone who's been around longer and feel that the competitor is somehow more "deserving" of the position over them. No one is "entitled" to a position.
Positions that are available
VIC state representative
NSW state representative
(These positions will be held until early next year when FULL committee elections are held again)
So if you can't commit to a full year, but want to rep for a while, then this might be the gig for you!
Please read the club constitution regarding eligibility @ http://clubcj.net/constitution.pdf
Ideally I'd like to see some reps that are very keen and can think outside of the box and put some awesome events in VIC and NSW.
VIC has been lacking cruises, so would be great to see someone with great knowledge of the VIC tracks and get some decent cruises happening.
Any other questions about what's involved in being a rep, ask away.
