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October 19, 2010
ADMINISTRATIVE
CIRCULAR
NO. 2-2010
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IMPLEMENTING THE DECISIONS OF THE
BOARD PROVIDING FOR THE DIRECT ELECTIONS OF THE OFFICERS
OF PARA |
I. OBJECTIVES
| 1. |
To implement the
decisions of the PARA Board with regards to the manner
and conduct of elections of officers of the association. |
| 2. |
To regularize the
elections of officers of PARA that will be directly
elected from among the members of the affiliate clubs. |
| 3. |
To provide the rules
of elections for the different positions of the
association. |
| 4. |
To further
democratize the electoral process and afford the widest
manner of enfranchisement of members of the association. |
II. Dates of Elections
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The
PARA Board of Directors and all of its District Directors shall be
elected every 3rd November starting 2010. Those elected on November
2010 shall commence their term of office on January 1, 2011 until
December 31, 2013, unless removed from office. Those elected in 2013
shall commence their term of office on January 1, 2014 until
December 31, 2016; and so on. |
III. Committee on Elections
| 1. |
There shall be a
Committee on Elections (COMELEC) that shall oversee all
elections covered by this Order. |
| 2. |
A sitting or elected
officer cannot be a member of the COMELEC within his or
her term of office. |
| 3. |
The PARA Board shall appoint three (3)
members and one (1) alternate to compose the
COMELEC. The Board shall appoint the members of the
COMELEC based on their reputation and integrity. The
PARA webmaster is automatically a member of the COMELEC. |
| 4. |
The COMELEC may issue resolutions to ensure
a clean, orderly, accurate and efficient electoral
process. |
IV. Qualification of Voters and
Candidates
| 1. |
Members in good standing of duly affiliated
local clubs and who are residing actually of the
Philippines are eligible to vote and be voted upon in
any of the elections under this order |
| 2. |
A member shall have only one ballot where
he can vote for 5 members of the Board of Directors and
1 District Director from his district. Cumulative
voting shall not be allowed. |
V. Registration of Voters and
Candidates
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1. |
All qualified voters shall register with http://para.org.ph. Secure
validation of voters will be done to ensure that the registering
voter is actually the member himself/herself that is eligible to
vote. The COMELEC shall implement all measures to ensure a clean and
fraud-free online voting system. |
| 2. |
Once registered online, the voter is deemed
qualified to vote for the election. He has the option to
vote online or physically during the anniversary
celebrations, provided the voter votes only once. |
| 3. |
The filing of candidacy shall be done
online or physically by sending a hardcopy of the
certificate of candidacy to the PARA office, duly
received on the specified date. All candidates
will be provided uniform space to declare their programs
or platforms on the PARA website. |
VI. Manner of Voting
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Voting may be done
online or by physically during the anniversary
celebrations. |
| 2. |
Voting by proxy is allowed using the
proxy form posted on the PARA website. These have to be
submitted to the COMELEC (through the PARA Secretariat,
on or before the 25th of November 2010) |
VII. Counting and Canvassing of Votes
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The COMELEC shall
maintain a running tally of votes cast online but shall
not in any manner divulge the tally until after the
close of the voting period on the day of the anniversary
celebrations. |
| 2. |
The COMELEC shall
have the authority to disallow any spurious, fake or
unauthorized online vote or ballot cast. |
VIII. Proclamation of Winners
The COMELEC shall
proclaim the winners of the election after the close of the voting
period at the anniversary celebrations.
IX. Transitory Provisions
For the elections in the 2010 November
Anniversary Celebrations, the COMELEC shall follow the following
guidelines:
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1. |
The following are the cut-off dates: |
| Online Filing of Candidacy |
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October 31, 2010 |
| Online registration of
voters |
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October 31, 2010 |
| Physical Voting |
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November 27, 2010 On the
venue of the Anniversary from 10am to 3pm. |
| 2. |
The voting period for the 2011 set of
officers will commence via e-voting on November 15,
2010 until November 25, 2010. The last opportunity
to vote is by physically voting on November 27,
2010. |
| 3. |
The COMELEC for the year 2010 shall be
composed of George Szymanski, DU1GM; Maximo Santos,
4F1BYN and Gregorio Ella, DU1GE. In case of
absence Francis See, DU3HF shall be an alternate
member of the COMELEC. They will be assisted by the
PARA Secretariat. |
X. Effectivity.
This
Order takes effect immediately.
RAMON J. ANQUILAN, DU1UGZ
President
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