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This page contains important documents and information related to elections for conference 2012 and your branch’s annual general meeting. This information relates to the following processes:

Branch annual general meetings, guest speakers, elections and motions

Read the branch briefing on branch annual general meetings, guest speakers, elections and motions

2012 NEC elections.

NEC, Conference and Group Election Timetable

NEC and conference elections - Key dates and checklist for branches

  NEC Elections 2012 – Regulations

  NEC Elections 2012 - Candidate profile and acceptance form

  NEC Elections 2012 - Nomination form

NEC Elections 2012 - Candidates’ Checklist

Elections at 2012 Annual Delegate Conference (ADC).

NEC, Conference and Group Election Timetable

  Annual Delegate Conference Elections 2012 - Regulations

  Annual Delegate Conference 2012 - Candidate profile and acceptance Form

  Annual Delegate Conference Elections 2012 - Nominations Form

Submitting motions for 2012 National Conference (ADC).

Guidance on submitting online motions for 2012 conferences

  Annual Delegate Conference 2012 - Motions to National Conference form

Please do all you can to encourage members to participate, it is important that members are involved in making nominations and putting forward motions as well as voting in the elections. A timetable relating to the elections is also available.

Motions Online will go live for the submission of Motions at 10am on Wednesday 1 February and will close at 5pm on Thursday 8 March 2012.

This year’s Annual Delegate Conference (ADC) will begin on Wednesday 23 May and close at lunchtime on Friday 25 May. The venue is Brighton. group conferences will take place on Tuesday 22 May, with those groups that normally have more than one day starting their conferences on Monday 21 May. 
 
Conference representation is determined by the union’s rules, in particular supplementary rules (SR) 6.11 - 6.17.

The number of delegates a branch may send to 2012 ADC is determined by the number of fully paid-up members (excluding those 3 months or more in arrears with subscriptions) the branch had on 31 December 2011. We will be writing to you separately about this.  Supplementary Rule 6.13 sets out the formula as below:

6.13 Branches may send delegates to Delegate Conference on the following basis:

  • Up to 250 members: 1 Delegate
  • 251 – 500: 2 Delegates
  • 501 – 1000: 3 Delegates
  • 1001 – 1500: 4 Delegates

Plus one delegate for each complete additional 1000 members

Branches wishing to make block accommodation bookings and delegates making individual bookings are encouraged to book via the Visit Brighton Accommodation Bureau by either contacting Visit Brighton on 01273 292626 or logging onto the conference booking site.

If you have any queries about whether you have received all the necessary documents or about the documents themselves, contact Theresa Busby on 020 7801 2810 or e-mail theresa.busby@pcs.org.uk .