Last chance to stand for important internal elections – deadline 5pm tomorrow, 18th January

By Caron Lindsay | Thu 17th January 2013 - 4:15 pm

Do you have a head for figures and financial management, an interest in international relations, diversity, SAOs or campaigns?

I wrote last week that there were some important internal elections next week. The electorate is very small, the newly elected Federal Executive of which I am a member. However, you don’t have to be a member of that body to stand. Many of the positions up for grabs are open to any member of the Liberal Democrats.

The posts to be elected are listed in full on the members’ only website.They include posts such as five members of the Federal Finance and Administration Committee and its Chair, the Chair of the Campaigns and Communications Committee, the Chair and two Vice Chairs of the Campaign for Gender Balance and four members of the SAO review group.

Those interested in the rest of the world will find a number of European and international committee and delegation positions that they could stand for.

Anyone interested should submit a nomination form, signed by two voting members of the incoming or outgoing Federal Executive and send it to the email address on the website by 5pm tomorrow with supporting artwork. It’s acceptable for the nominator to email their nomination from their usual email address to the RO. Scanned nominations are acceptable, as long as the originals are received by the RO on the night of meeting where the elections will take place, 28th January.

So, if you want to take a role at a national level of the Party, now is your chance to have a go.

* Caron Lindsay is Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings

4 Comments

Dave Page 17th Jan '13 - 4:23pm

I’m guessing these all require people to spend time in London as usual? Until the Federal Party fixes its London centricity, it’ll remain a talking shop for the South-Eastern and people without routine work commitments.
Caron Lindsay 17th Jan '13 - 10:46pm

But you can claim expenses. Agree on London centricity. Just look at Manifesto Working group.
Caron Lindsay 17th Jan '13 - 10:46pm

But you can claim expenses. Agree on London centricity. Just look at Manifesto Working group.
James Murray 18th Jan '13 - 9:43am

Caron,

Thanks for the reminder.

Many members are busy at their own careers and cannot keep up with HQ or Party wonkdom stuff.

I would have been interested, as one needs familiarity with the present people in the know it requires finding out who they are, approaching them, asking if they will sponsor an application etc etc.

Seems too late now, but if you do this reminder next year it may be a good idea to do so with a link to the list of people from which to choose your two sponsors.

Regards

Jim Murray