Nominating Committee
Running by Petition
The UUA Bylaws provide for nomination of elected positions by two procedures:
- Nomination by the Committee
- Petition:
- To run by petition the UUA bylaw 9.5 (b) states:
(a) For Moderator and President. A nomination for the office of
Moderator or President, or to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term occurring
prior to December 1 of the year before the election shall be by petition
signed by no fewer than twenty-five certified member congregations,
including no fewer than five certified member congregations located
in each of no fewer than five different districts. A certified member
congregation may authorize the signing of a petition only by vote of
its governing board or by vote at a duly called meeting of its members.
Such a petition shall be filed with the Secretary of the Association,
only in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, not later than February
1 of the year of the election and not earlier than the preceding March
1. If no valid and timely nomination is made by certified member congregations,
the Board of Trustees shall nominate one or more candidates for the
office.
(b) For Other Elective Positions at Large. A nomination for any
other elective position at large or to fill a vacancy in an unexpired
term occurring prior to December 1 of the year before the election may
be by petition signed by not less than fifty members of certified member
congregations, with no more than ten signatures of members of any one
congregation counted toward the required fifty. A separate petition,
in form prescribed by the Secretary, shall be filed for each nomination
not later than February 1 of the year of the election and not earlier
than the preceding October 1. Nominations for trustee at large from
Canada and youth trustee at large shall be so designated.
- To run by petition a candidate must
- File requisite papers with the UUA Secretary
by Feb. 1, 2007.
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