Please find attached statements of nomination for both candidates standing for the office of Squire at the ARM. Please circulate these to your sides and discuss who you wish to vote for. If you are sending a delegate to the ARM, please ensure they are aware of who the side wishes them to vote for, and that only one vote per side will be accepted.
If you do not have delegates attending and wish your vote to be counted, please follow the proxy vote procedure as laid out below.
Please bear in mind that only clubs holding Full membership of the Morris Ring can vote. If you are unsure if you hold Full or Associate membership, please get in touch.
Proxy voting procedure for sides unable to attend the ARM
Please read carefully to avoid invalidating your proxy vote.
1. A side unable to attend the ARM must apply to the Bagman of the Morris Ring by email for a proxy voting form, which will be sent by return.
2. The side will nominate a proxy who will be in attendance at the ARM. Sides may NOT nominate the Bagman of the Morris Ring, who will administrate the process, or Peter de Courcy (Web Editor) who will be Returning Officer.
3. Please obtain the agreement of your chosen proxy and ensure that they will be attending the ARM.
4. The side must complete the proxy voting form and send it to their nominated proxy with the instruction on how to vote. The side must then email the Bagman of the Morris Ring with the name of the person nominated on their behalf. Please do not communicate your voting intentions to anyone other than your nominated proxy.
5. On the day, a voting paper for the side will be issued to the nominated proxy on presentation of the form and they will vote on behalf of that side. One person may be nominee for multiple sides. The Bagman of the Morris Ring will check proxy names against those supplied by sides.
6. In the event of a side having nominated a proxy and subsequently being in attendance at the ARM, the proxy will be cancelled, providing notification of this has been received by the Bagman of the Morris Ring at least ten minutes before the start of the meeting.
7. In the event of a nominee being unable to attend the ARM, any proxy votes they carry can be transferred to the Squire of the Morris Ring to cast, providing this is achieved at least 24 hours before the ARM commences.
