An email came out from Chief Executive Tim Gordon today outlining the timetable for the election of the new leader.
I am in awe of these members of staff who have been working like mad for months on end and are still keeping going through this weekend. They are brilliant. I know this is utterly churlish on my part but I feel I must, though, point out that dates with “of” in them make me feel a tiny bit queasy.
Here it is in full:
Dear Caron,
Following the agreement of the Federal Executive and the party’s returning officer I am pleased to be able to confirm to you the timetable for the election of a new party leader.
| Opening of nominations |
13th of May 2015 |
| Close of nominations |
3rd of June 2015 |
| Dispatch of ballot papers |
24th of June 2015 |
| Deadline for ballot papers to be returned |
15th of July 2015 |
| Count and declaration of the winner |
16th of July 2015 |
Any member who joins the party before the close of nominations is able to vote in the election, so this is a fantastic time to ask local supporters and former members to join the party. The easiest way for them to join is online at
www.libdems.org.uk/join.
Best wishes,
Tim Gordon
Chief Executive
PS. You’ll have heard from Austin earlier that this morning our membership passed 50,000. People are joining us today who have never been involved before, and everyone who joins now is going to get a vote in the leadership election. So why not forward this email to a few friends now and ask them to join? All they need to do is go to www.libdems.org.uk/join.
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