Deadline for receipt of elected delegates & alternates, resolutions & constitutional amendments

Date by which NSGEU’s Executive Director must have received the following information from each Local’s Secretary:

1. the names of the Local’s elected delegates and alternates for convention
2. resolutions or constitutional amendments which were approved at a Local meeting, and certified by the Local President and Secretary

Article 3, Section 3.5 Resolutions to Convention

3.5.3        All resolutions from Locals for Convention shall be submitted in detail to and received by the Executive Director at least sixty (60) days prior to Convention, except that this time requirement shall not apply in the case of a Special Convention.  The Executive Director shall forward forthwith such resolutions to the Resolutions Committee for preparation and presentation to the next Convention.

Article 3, Section 3.5 Resolutions to Convention                                                      

3.5.4       All resolutions of Provincial Committees and Special Committees shall be reported to the Board at least sixty (60) days prior to Convention.  The Board may only reject such resolutions by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board members present.  Such resolutions, other than those rejected by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board, shall be forwarded to the Resolutions Committee not less than thirty (30) days prior to Convention.

Article 3, Section 3.10 Amendments

3.10.1     Proposals for amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws may only be submitted by the Board or Locals and shall be presented in resolution form and submitted in detail to and received by the Executive Director at least sixty (60) days prior to Convention, except that this time requirement shall not apply in the case of a Special Convention. The Executive Director shall forward forthwith such resolutions to the Constitution and By-Laws Committee for study.  The Committee shall report its recommendations on such resolutions to the Board and the Board may only reject the Committee’s recommendations thereon by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board members present.