6. Elections

6.1 Each member of iBbY Ireland (i.e. each individual member and each delegate nominated by an institutional member) shall be eligible for election to the Committee
6.2 An invitation to members to be nominated as officers or as ordinary committee members, or to nominate other members as such, shall be included with the notice for the AGM each year
6.3 Completed nomination forms shall be signed by the proposer and seconder
6.4 Nominees should indicate their acceptance of the nomination by signing the form
6.5 Only members of iBbY Ireland shall be entitled to propose or second nominees for election to the Committee
6.6 Completed nomination forms shall be returned to the Secretary by a date to be decided by the Committee
6.7 The election of officers shall take place first, to be followed by the election of ordinary Committee members
6.8 The outgoing officers shall be eligible for re-election subject to the provision that no officer shall hold office for more than three consecutive years in any one officer position
6.9 If no advance nomination has been received for any officer position, candidates for that position may be proposed and seconded from the floor
6.10 If only one candidate is nominated for any position, that person may be deemed elected by approval of the meeting
6.11 If there is more than one nomination for any position an election shall be held by secret ballot
6.12 If, in the case of any office other than President, no candidate is nominated, the Committee shall have the power to elect one of its members to that office as soon as possible after the AGM
6.13 In the case of the office of President an election shall take place at the AGM
6.14 Any candidate for an officer position who is not successful will then be deemed, subject to that candidate’s agreement, to be a candidate as an ordinary member of the Committee
6.15 Members of the outgoing Committee may be nominated for re-election as ordinary Committee members, subject to the provision that no member shall serve on the Committee for more than five consecutive years
6.16 If the number of remaining nominations before the meeting, added to the number of officers elected, is less than twelve, additional candidates may be proposed and seconded from the floor
6.17 If the total number of candidates, added to the number of officers elected, is then not more than twelve, all candidates may be deemed elected by approval of the meeting
6.18 If the total number of candidates as ordinary Committee members, added to the number of officers elected, exceeds twelve, a secret ballot shall be held