Note: The following Rules of Order are provided for information only and are not part of the Constitution. Amending the Rules of Order requires only a simple majority (50% + 1) of convention votes.

15. NOMINATION AND ELECTION PROCEDURES

NOMINATIONS

The President, Secretary-Treasurer and the Vice-President - Media will be nominated in the plenary session as the last order of business on the opening day of the Convention. The Vice-President – Media shall be nominated by a delegate from the Media group.

After nominations are closed for these three offices, the Convention will break into Regional caucus, where Vice-Presidents, Administrative Vice-Presidents, Rank and File Board Members and Alternates will be nominated. An Administrative Vice-President must be nominated by the delegates representing local unions from his/her sector, and elected by all the delegates from the Region.

The Women’s Committee members (with the exception of the Visible Minority Representative) are nominated at the regional meetings. Individuals running for the Visible Minority position are nominated in the Visible Minority Caucus.

One nominator and one seconder will be recognized by the Chair, and the nominator will be given two (2) minutes to introduce the candidate.