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Chemical Information Bulletin Vol. 62(2) Summer 2010
Committee. The change will not have any financial impact on the Society. The Council VOTED to
approve the Petition on Admissions Committee.
The Board of Directors will vote within 90 days on whether to ratify the Petition on Admissions
Committee.
Petition on Candidate Selection by Member Petition
The purpose of this petition is to ensure that those entitled to vote in an election also have the right to
nominate, under appropriate conditions, candidates to stand for election without any further screening in
addition to candidates nominated by any other means. This was positioned as an "urgent petition" to
counter act a petition being put forth by the Committee on Nominations and Elections that would ensure
that all candidates go through the same vetting process (i.e. approval of Council). This petition has no
impact on the finances of the Society.
There was considerable discussion on this issue. It was noted that the current bylaws allow petition
candidates to stand for election without any further screening by Council. However, those who put forth
the petition want this restriction placed in the ACS constitution - not the bylaws- in order to make it
more difficult to change in the future.
After considerable debate, a motion to approve the Petition on Candidate Selection by Member Petition
FAILED. The vote was 53% against and 47% in favor. The closeness of the results generated
additional debate and voting (and lots of confusion!), but in the end the petition FAILED to carry.
Petition on Election Timelines
Councilors and candidates have asked the Committee on Nominations and Elections (N&E) to change
the timing of the national election process. The process, from the time of being asked by N&E to run for
election and the time of the election, is long and candidates complain. They also complain about the
actual "campaign" time that begins one month after the Spring National meeting and runs until the
ballots are counted in November. The proposed timeframe will make the campaign process less onerous
and allow full participation of candidates in the Council review process. With this change, N&E would
submit the names of nominees by March 1 rather than by January 15. Petition candidates would be
identified by June 15 rather than July 15. Council would select candidates for President-elect at a
meeting to be held no later than October 1 (rather than May 1). The selection would no longer be
limited to two candidates, but would be limited to half of the number of nominees (the sum of those
chosen by N&E and by member petitioners). If an odd number of nominees is on the Council ballot,
then the number of candidates to be selected to the next higher integer.
N&E has done surveys of Councilors and Members, beginning in 2004 and all results have been
consistent in asking for refinement of the election process. This petition has no impact on the finances
of the Society.
The Council also thoroughly debated the merits of this petition and the motion to approve it FAILED.
Bylaw Changes for Consideration
There were three petitions up for consideration only.24
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