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

ELECTIONS

Elections will take place on the fourth day of Convention (Wednesday).

Delegates first vote to elect National Officers. These elections take place in the main Convention hall. Once voting is completed for the election of a National Officer, delegates may go to their respective regional room to begin the regional process. It is understood that delegates might be called back if a second ballot was necessary or if another national office was contested.

Delegates then proceed to elect candidates to all regional offices. This process could be delayed in a given Region, if a candidate for a national office has indicated in writing that he/she intends to run for a specific regional office if unsuccessful at the national level.

Vice-Presidents are first elected, then Administrative Vice-President(s) and Rank and File Executive Board Members and Alternates. In Quebec the sequence will be Executive Vice-President, Vice-President, Administrative Vice-President and Rank and File Executive Board Members and Alternates.

For the election of Rank and File Executive Board Members and Alternates, delegates will vote for four candidates, at least one of whom must be a woman.

The four candidates with the most votes will be elected provided one of them is a woman. If a second ballot is necessary because of a tie, a run-off election will take place between the candidates who are tied.

In the event that four candidates run for the alternate Rank-and-File Board Member positions of a region, the order in which they shall be called upon shall be determined by the delegates of the region. At least one woman must be elected.

National Representatives assisted by one scrutineer chosen by each candidate will count the vote.

Results of all elections will be announced.