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ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION 40 Piccadilly London WIJ 0DR Tel: 020 7439 3118 Fax: 020 7439 3119 E-mail: admin@aba.org.uk Website: www.ABAinternational.com |
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NOMINATION FORM: MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
The procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as Members of Council at the Annual General Meeting is governed by Rules 4a, 4b, 4d, and 4g of the Associations Rules:
4. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL:
4a. The business of the Association shall, subject to the control of General Meetings and to the provisions of these Rules, be conducted and managed by the Members of Council. The Members of Council shall consist of firstly ex-officio members, being the current President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Association, together with the immediate past President, and secondly by twelve other Full Members who shall have been elected by Postal Ballot in accordance with these Rules.
4b. Subject to Rules 4d and 4g, any Full Member of three years standing (including only in this case Nominees of three years individual standing) who shall express willingness to serve if elected, shall be eligible to serve as a Member of Council. Candidates must be proposed and seconded by two Full Members. Nominations shall be sent to the Secretary at least twenty-eight days before the Annual General Meeting. Lists of candidates for election, together with the requisite ballot-papers, shall be sent to all Members eligible to vote at least fourteen days before the Annual General Meeting. The number of votes cast for each candidate shall be announced at the Annual General Meeting and published in the Newsletter and Minutes.
4d. Only one representative of a Corporate Entity may serve as a Member of Council at any one time.
Details of Candidate:
Forename(s) and surname: ..
Previous forename(s) and surname:
Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms etc.): Honours etc.: . Date of birth: ...
Business name and address: .. .. ..
Usual residential address: .. . ..
Other Directorships: .. Nationality:
I declare that I am eligible to stand for election as a Member of Council and that I am willing to serve if elected.
Signature: Date:
Proposers personal name:
Proposers Business name:
Proposers Business Address:
Signature: . Date:
Seconders personal name: .
Seconders Business name: .
Seconders Business address: .
Signature: .. ... Date: . ..
This nomination should be sent to the Secretary at the ABA office, to arrive not later than 5.30pm, Friday, February 24th 2006. Candidates are invited to provide a brief summary of their professional history, together with any short statement they may wish to make to be circulated with the ballot papers.