PLA Elections

9: PROCEDURE OF ELECTIONS

9.1 Election to the various Councils, including Branch Councils but not divisions/ districts Councils, shall be conducted every alternate year by an election Officer to be nominated by the Executive Council.

9.2 Branch Councils shall be elected by the members of the Association belonging to the respective areas of the branches.

9.3 The last date for receipt of ballots by hand or registered post shall be notified through the newsletter of the Association at least three months in advance.

9.4 One who fails to pay his membership fee ten weeks before the date of election shall not have the right to vote or to contest the election.

9.5 The Secretaries of the Branch Councils shall send to the Secretary General of the Association categorized lists of the members registered by them at least 8 weeks before the date of election.

9.6 A categorized list of members shall then be prepared by the Secretary General with the assistance of the Finance Secretary. This shall be done at least six weeks before the date of election and shall be sent to all the members under postal certificate.

9.7 Election shall be by secret postal ballot. The result of the election shall be circulated to the members through the newsletter of the Association.

9.8 Casual vacancies in their respective bodies shall be filled in by the councils themselves, by selection from amongst themselves, in the case of office holders, and by co-option in the case of members.

9.9 (i) PLA Head Quarter would make the announcement of the election for the next two years strictly three months in advance of the termination of sealing period.

(ii) In case PLA Headquarter failed to make the announcement three months advanced before the completion of its 02 years in the office, the power of the PLA Headquarter automatically shift to Director General, Department of Libraries, Islamabad and to all the five Councils President i.e. Balochistan, KPK, Punjab, Sindh and Federal Branch and it would be incumbent upon them who make the announcement of the fresh election within 90 days of holding the powers.