There are seven candidates for the four Board vacancies, and two candidates for President so an election will be held. There will be two electronic ballots, one for Elected Directors and one for President.
Eligibility to vote
The qualifying date for eligibility to vote will be 22 February. So if you want to vote, make sure your membership is paid up on that day. All categories of members aged over 16 on 22 February can vote except the free three-month 'Introduction to Fencing'. Voting will start on 1 March and close on 17 March.
Please check that your registered e-mail address is one you currently use and that your spam filter is not binning our e-mails. This is particularly relevant if you were originally a junior member using a parent's e-mail but now have your own. Instructions for voting will be described on the website but ballots can only be sent to the registered email addresses. Special arrangements will be made where two or more voting members share one e-mail address.
The candidates
The Electoral Officer, Ann Urquhart, has received proposal forms to stand for election as Directors from those listed below. All are supported by the required number of voting members. You can read their supporting statements by clicking on the names.
President proposal forms:
The ballot for Elected Directors will be by single transferable vote so you will be able to rank as many candidates as you wish in order of preference.
Proposals to stand for President have been received from George Liston and Stan Stoodley.
Role of the Board and President
As part of the Board Directors make decisions about the strategic direction of fencing in Scotland, the activities of staff and volunteers, the maintenance of ethical standards and legal obligations, and the safeguarding of the well-being of everyone fencing in Scotland. Each Director takes responsibility for overseeing a particular area of work (eg development, performance etc). The Directors elect one of their number to be the Chair of the Board.
The President's role is outward facing: they are an Elected Director who is further elected to represent Scottish Fencing as its titular and functional head in all public affairs.
