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STANDING FOR THE BOARD: Deadline Saturday 21st May.

STANDING FOR THE BOARD: Deadline Saturday 21st May.Any member wishing to stand for the FC United of Manchester board should submit a written nomination to the club secretary by 12 noon on Saturday 21st May 2016.

At the forthcoming EGM, to be held on Saturday 25th June, all current FC United Board members are standing down, creating eleven vacancies in total.

The term of office for the six successful candidates with the most votes will be until the AGM in 2017, the other five successful candidates will serve until the AGM in 2016. If fewer than eleven candidates are elected then the unfilled positions will be available for election at the AGM in 2016.

Any member wishing to stand as a candidate should submit a written nomination to the club secretary no later than 12 noon on Saturday 21st May 2016.

The nomination should:
- be endorsed by not fewer than five other members who, in granting their endorsement, state that to the best of their knowledge the member seeking election to the club board fulfils the criteria set out in these rules.
- clearly state that the member wishes to stand for election to the club board at the forthcoming EGM
- declare eligibility to be a member of the club board
- be written in clear English and be clear to read.
- clearly state the name and membership number of the prospective candidate
- be received no later than noon 35 days before the scheduled date of the EGM (Saturday 21 May 2016).

All candidates may also submit a statement in support of their candidacy of no more than 400 words and a passport style photograph.

Statements and photographs not supplied at least 35 days before the scheduled EGM (Saturday 21 May 2016) date may not be distributed with the EGM papers. If possible supply the statement to the club secretary in a common digital text format (e.g. “.doc???, “.odt???, “.rtf???, “.txt???).

Any members intending to stand for the Board are urged to read Rules 61 to 71 of the club’s constitution here

Notifications of members standing for election to the Board, containing the information requested above, should be posted to the club’s registered office at:

FC United of Manchester,
Broadhurst Park, 310 Lightbowne Road,
Moston, Manchester, M40 0FJ.

or sent by e-mail to: office@fc-utd.uk

to arrive by no later than 12 noon on Saturday 21 May 2016, being 35 days before the date of the EGM.


Note: The Board is aware that there are resolutions proposed to extend the deadline for Board nominations and resolutions from 35 to 45 days before any scheduled meeting, and that these will be voted on at the reconvened General Meeting on 15 May. However, as this EGM is being called before any change in the rules which may be decided on 15 May, a deadline of 35 days will apply.



First Posted ~ 16:48 Tue 17 May 2016
News ID ~ 6844
Last Updated ~ 16:00 Fri 19 Feb 2021