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IUSSP Council Elections 2013: Call for Member-Initiated nominations. Deadline: 15 June
The next Council election will take place between30 July and 1 October 2013.
The Committee on Nominations for the 2013 Elections, which includes John Cleland (President), Alaka Basu, Jean-Christophe Fotso, Kathleen Kiernan, Alan Simmons, Peng Xizhe, and Maria Cosio Zavala, has proposed the candidates listed below (see Report). IUSSP members are now invited to make additional nominations which should be submitted to the IUSSP Secretariat no later than 15 June. Please refer to the procedure forMember-Initiated Nominations outlined below.
CANDIDATES PROPOSED BY THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS:
| Vice President (1 seat, two nominees) | Suzana Cavenaghi (Brazil) | Sonalde Desai (India/USA) |
| Secretary General and Treasurer (1 seat, two nominees) | Gustavo De Santis (Italy) | France Meslé (France) |
| Council member for Africa (1 seat, two nominees) | Cheikh Mbacké (Senegal) | Tom Moultrie (South Africa) |
| Council member for Asia and Oceania (1 seat, two nominees) | Sureeporn Punpuing (Thailand) | Zhenzhen Zheng (China) |
| Council member for Europe (1 seat, two nominees) | Pau Baizan (Spain) | Emily Grundy (United Kingdom) |
| Council member for Latin-America (1 seat, two nominees) | Edith Pantelides (Argentina) | Adela Pellegrino (Uruguay) |
| Council member for North-America (1 seat, two nominees) | Irma Elo (USA) | David Lam (USA) |
| Council Member at large (4 or 5 seats*, 10 nominees) | ||
(*)The rules governing IUSSP elections can be found in article 11 of the Constitution.
MEMBER-INITIATED NOMINATIONS must be received at IUSSP headquarters at least one month before the next scheduled meeting of the General Assembly or by 15 June of the year in which Council’s term of office ends, whichever is earlier. A nomination must include a statement indicating if the additional nominee should be placed within the slate of a region or within the slate of nominees at large. It must be seconded by at least fifteen Union members of at least five different citizenships and accompanied by the written acceptance of the nominated person. All nomination materials should be sent to the IUSSP Executive Director, Mary Ellen Zuppan, either by post or electronically, in one email entitled "Election 2013 - Nomination" (followed by the name of the candidate). Attached support letters can be scanned or attached as Word or PDF files, with electronic signatures.
IUSSP ELECTION PROCEDURES The electoral procedure is controlled by an Election Committee composed of three IUSSP members appointed by the Council. All current and confirmed members of the IUSSP have the right to vote, provided they are up-to-date with their membership dues. Student associates do not vote in the elections. To increase turn-out, elections are now organized via the Internet, using a secure external online voting company. However, members who prefer to vote by post will be sent a paper ballot. Election ballots (whether electronic or paper) will be sent by 30 July of the year in which the Council term of office ends. To be counted, duly filled ballots must be received at the Union’s headquarters by 1 October of the same year. If a meeting of the General Assembly occurs before 30 September of that year, members in attendance may submit their completed ballot at that meeting. The counting of the ballot forms will be completed by 15 October. For each category of office, those receiving the highest number of votes will be declared elected. In case of a tie, the President of the Union shall have a deciding vote.