Agenda item 7 Election of officers cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections Elections for all offices and places which a constituent body is required to fill shall be held at each ordinary session of that constituent body. Prior to each election for an office, place or group of places, a list of the candidates to be voted upon, comprising the proposals of the Nomination Committee, if any, and nominations from the floor, shall be compiled by the constituent body in session. This list shall include only the names of those persons who are eligible for the office or place(s) for which they are nominated and who have stated that they are willing to be included among the candidates for election. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections In all elections, voting shall be by secret ballot. In voting, the provisions of Regulations 57, 62 and 63 shall apply. When there is only one candidate, he shall be declared elected without a ballot. Each Member belonging to or represented in a constituent body shall have one vote. The principal delegate of a ember shall have the right to vote or to designate any other member of the same delegation to vote on his behalf. No person shall have more than one vote in sessions of constituent bodies. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections In all elections, voting shall be by secret ballot. In voting, the provisions of Regulations 57, 62 and 63 shall apply. When there is only one candidate, he shall be declared elected without a ballot. In all votings by secret ballot, two tellers selected from among the delegates present shall be appointed to count the votes. The votes shall be counted in the presence of the constituent body immediately following the vote. The voting slips shall be destroyed after the announcement of the result by the presiding officer and its acceptance by the meeting. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections In all elections, voting shall be by secret ballot. In voting, the provisions of Regulations 57, 62 and 63 shall apply. When there is only one candidate, he shall be declared elected without a ballot. In the case of votes made by secret ballot, the number of votes for and against and the number of abstentions shall be recorded in the minutes, or in a report to a plenary meeting, if no minutes are prepared at plenary meetings of a commission. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections A voting slip shall be invalid if it contains more names than the number of seats to be filled, or if it includes the name of any person not appearing in the list of candidates as established by the constituent body in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 81. In associations and commissions, separate elections shall be held for the offices of president and vice-president, in that order. Note: Regulation 84 only applies to elections during sessions of Congress. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections In all elections other than those described in Regulation 86 (b) the candidate who obtains a simple majority as described in Regulation 64 (b) shall be declared elected. If, in the first ballot, no candidate obtains a simple majority, a second ballot, which shall be restricted to the two candidates who obtained the highest numbers of votes in the first ballot, shall be held. However, if any other candidate has obtained the same number of votes in the first ballot as the second candidate, he also shall be included in the list. For the elections under Regulation 86 (a), this Regulation shall apply separately to each Region involved. (a) Except as provided for in the Convention and these Regulations, all decisions in a constituent body shall be determined by a simple majority of the votes cast for and against, in accordance with Regulation 58. If an equal number of votes are cast for and against a proposal, the proposal shall be regarded as lost; (b) For elections, the simple majority shall be the next integer immediately above the half of the voting slips received, excluding abstentions and blank or invalid voting slips. Note: Regulations 86 only applies to elections during sessions of Congress. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections For the purposes of the Convention and these Regulations the expression “votes for and against” shall mean affirmative and negative votes only and shall not include abstentions or blank or invalid voting slips. In all elections other than those described in Regulation 86 (b) the candidate who obtains a simple majority as described in Regulation 64 (b) shall be declared elected. If, in the first ballot, no candidate obtains a simple majority, a second ballot, which shall be restricted to the two candidates who obtained the highest numbers of votes in the first ballot, shall be held. However, if any other candidate has obtained the same number of votes in the first ballot as the second candidate, he also shall be included in the list. For the elections under Regulation 86 (a), this Regulation shall apply separately to each Region involved. (a) Except as provided for in the Convention and these Regulations, all decisions in a constituent body shall be determined by a simple majority of the votes cast for and against, in accordance with Regulation 58. If an equal number of votes are cast for and against a proposal, the proposal shall be regarded as lost; (b) For elections, the simple majority shall be the next integer immediately above the half of the voting slips received, excluding abstentions and blank or invalid voting slips. Note: Regulations 86 only applies to elections during sessions of Congress. cbs-16@wmo.int
Regulations governing elections If, in a ballot, a decision is not reached between two or more candidates because they have obtained the same number of votes, another ballot shall be held and, if no decision is reached in this new ballot, the decision between those candidates shall be made by drawing lots. Note: Regulations 88, 89 only apply to elections during sessions of Congress. cbs-16@wmo.int
Candidates for the office of president cbs-16@wmo.int
Candidates for the office of president cbs-16@wmo.int
Candidates for the office of vice-president cbs-16@wmo.int
Candidates for the office of vice-president cbs-16@wmo.int
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