Thursday, January 21
Raetihi, New Zealand
Vote Us All Out - 2021 Annual General Meeting With Executive Committee Elections
RSVPVOTE THEM OUT – VOTE THEM ALL OUT – at the 2021 DANZ Annual General Meeting and Executive Committee Elections
The bits to put in your diary:
When: 21 January 2021
7-9pm New Zealand time
Where: The Zoom Room, online only
Here is the Zoom link.
Meeting ID: 882 2926 2911 Passcode: 668823
RSVP: yes, please! RSVP here. Your RSVP helps us organize the right size Zoom room!
Contact: Christine Valverde, [email protected]
What to bring: Celebratory food and drink; enthusiasm for the next four years.
Here’s why you don’t want to miss this event:
- When you Zoom in you, will join other DANZ members to celebrate the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris!
- We may be riding high because the inauguration and our hope for the future (thanks, young people!) but our democratic duty isn’t quite over. Next on the agenda is to vote out the full DANZ executive committee. That’s right. All the terms are up and it’s time for a new administration. Advance nominations closed on 19 December 2020 but nominations will be accepted from the floor. And yes, you can volunteer yourself to be nominated! Please scroll down for descriptions of the executive committee roles.
- Next, we’ll be treated to a talk from leading US historian Jennifer Frost. Jennifer, who in addition to being a DANZ member, is a US historian at the University of Auckland who specializes in 20th-century politics, culture, and social movements. Jennifer will add insight to the recent and other elections as she discusses her upcoming book, Let Us Vote: Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment.
This is super important!!!!
If you are not able to attend the AGM, please (PLEASE!) ask another DANZ member to vote on your behalf and complete a proxy form. The form is available here. Need help finding a voting member who will attend the meeting? No sweat. Just email [email protected] and request a proxy voter. We’ll find you one to ask.
These are the executive committee positions:
CHAIRPERSON*
The Chairperson shall be the chief executive officer of the organisation, shall call and preside at all meetings of members and of the Executive Committee, establishing the agenda of such meetings, and shall have responsibility for all activities approved by the organisation. The Democrats Abroad New Zealand Chairperson shall sit ex-officio on all committees and subcommittees of the organisation including Standing Committees, with full voting privileges.
VICE-CHAIRPERSON*
In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson shall call and preside at meetings of members and of the Executive Committee. The Vice-Chairperson shall have such other duties as the Chairperson shall define.
SECRETARY-TREASURER
The Secretary-Treasurer shall maintain a current list of members of the organisation (containing the name, mail and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers and U.S. voting district/State and such other information as the DPCA may from time to time require), minutes of all meetings, and all files and administrative records of the organisation. The minutes books shall be open for inspection by members. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also manage the finances of the organization, maintain clear and accurate financial records and make financial reports as required. All financial records shall be open for inspection by members.
COUNSEL (this role is currently vacant)
The Counsel shall be available for consultation by the Committee or its officers on legal and procedural questions relating to Democrats Abroad New Zealand and its activities. The Counsel shall consult with the International Counsel from time to time on emergent matters, including notably questions on voting issues and financial record keeping.
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Communicate with membership and bring concerns to the executive committee. Members-at-large may also take on other duties and projects; i.e., volunteer coordinator, membership coordinator, etc.
The above positions make up the executive committee. In addition, we will also be electing a Voting Representative and an alternate Voting Representative.
Voting Representative and alternate
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 3.6, subsection (g) of the DPCA Charter, the Voting Representative(s) shall attend the DPCA annual general meeting in person, by proxy, or remotely and exercise their votes, after consideration, of candidates for regional and international offices, of any amendments to the DPCA Charter or other matters as they occur The total number of positions in the voting delegation is equal to the number of votes allocated to the Country Committee, also pursuant to Section 3.6, subsection (g) of the DPCA Charter and is subject to change. As such, there will be one Voting Representatives and one alternate elected biennially.
* According to our by-laws the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson must not be the same gender.
Got a question?
If you have any questions about the process or positions, you may contact any of the current executive committee members.
Mike Haught, Chairperson - [email protected]
Genice Paullay-Beazley, Vice Chairperson - [email protected]
Dawn Dromgool, Secretary/Treasurer – [email protected]
Bette Flagler, Member-At-Large – [email protected]
Karen Schmidt, Member-At-Large – [email protected]
Christine Valverde, Voting Representative – [email protected]
We hope to see you there!
WHEN
Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 07:00 PM Wellington Time
CONTACT
Christine Valverde
[email protected]