The PG2 General Assembly on April 21st will mark a turning point in the recent history of our ASL.
For the first time in about 20 years, several members will be candidates for the presidency of our association.
Each will carry a draft mandate whose contours will already be very different, particularly in terms of defending the interests of our members and the lakeside city.
In this context, the validity of the decisions that will be taken at our Annual General Meeting must not be subject to any challenge or the slightest suspicion of irregularity.
The clarity of the information shared, the transparency of the procedures and the strict application of the rules will help to prevent challenges and nullity actions, thus ensuring effective decision-making that respects the interests of the community.
The ASL is asked to specify in the invitations to the General Assembly that the "blank" or "unfilled" credentials are null and void, that they will be recorded and recorded upon receipt or at the opening of the bids and, of course, that they will not be completed, including in the presence of an associated oral or written request. The summons will also specify that an irregular mandate can never be regularized by a third party and that it is up to each member to complete his or her power of attorney and ensure that it is signed.
Concerning the dispatch itself, if certain powers of attorney were to be sent to the ASL, we could, for example, develop a mechanism traditionally used in such cases, namely: the envelopes must mention on the envelope the handwritten mention "ELECTION POWER - AGM DO NOT OPEN" as well as the signature of the principal. Envelopes should not be opened by the secretariat. They will be opened and recorded, for example, in the presence of the candidates or persons designated by them.
Establish, with the candidates, a clear and indisputable process concerning the conduct of the meeting, its preparation, the tabling of credentials at the beginning of the session, the recording of these on the attendance sheet, the conduct of votes and the counting of votes followed by at least one representative of each candidate.
Finally, it is necessary for the ASL to guarantee exact equality of means and treatment for each of the candidates: contacts with the owners, presentations of the candidates on invitations to the general meeting, communications and other publications issued with the resources of the ASL.
These demands are in fact only elementary measures in any democratic process.