There are six vacancies open for election in 2022:

• Grants Officer
• General Secretary
• Meetings Secretary*
• Honorary Treasurer*
• And three Ordinary Members of Council*

* Current postholders are eligible to stand for a 2nd term of office and if they choose to do so will stand for election against other nominated candidates

Eligibility for nomination

• Nominees must have been Members of the Society for 2 years
• Self-nomination is permitted. Such nominations will be considered and then formally proposed and seconded by Members of Council and/or eligible Members of the Society
• All positions are open for nomination by Ordinary and Honorary Members of BSAC
• Officer positions are elected by Council and, where there are more candidates than vacancies, Ordinary Members are elected by an alternative vote ballot of Ordinary and Honorary Members of BSAC
• All candidates for Ordinary Members’ vacancies must stand for election against any other candidates that Ordinary and Honorary Members may nominate
• Ordinary Members will serve a fixed 3-year term of office and will not be eligible for re-election until a lapse of one year
• Elected Members of Council serve as Trustees and Directors of BSAC
• Where more nominations are received than positions available, Ordinary Members of Council are elected by a postal ballot of Ordinary and Honorary Members that is administered via the Electoral Reform Ballot Services and is overseen by the General Secretary
• No position is assured.

TIMETABLE FOR ELECTIONS

• Members are invited to submit nominations by 1 December 2021
• If required, a ballot of Ordinary and Honorary Members will be held in January 2022 to elect Ordinary Members to Council.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Copies of job descriptions can be obtained from Charlotte McNeil
• To nominate yourself or someone else, first download a nomination form, and then return your complete form to Charlotte McNeil
• The deadline for completion and return is: 1 December 2021.