Announcement of Office Candidate Election and Representatives Candidate Election for the 58th Period
June 1, 2018
Election Administration Committee
1. Officers
As stipulated by the Articles of Incorporation and related rules, officers for the 58th period (FY2019) will be selected from official members at the general assembly (Articles of Incorporation, Article 19 and 20). Before the general assembly, officer candidates to be submitted at the general assembly will be elected from official members (Officer Candidate Election Rules, Chapter 2). The elected chairman of the board candidate will be nominated by the general assembly and subsequently appointed by the Board of Directors (Officer Candidate Election Rules, Article 12).
Open positions for the current period: 12 directors and 1 auditor
Candidates are either official members who independently stand for election or official members nominated by the Board of Directors (Officer Candidate Election Rules, Article 6).
Official members who want to independently stand for election should submit by mail a notification, which clearly indicates the office (director or auditor), to the Election Administration Committee by Friday August 31 along with the signatures (hand-written) of ten or more official members nominating them. (No set format for the notification.)
For members and member organizations nominated by the Board of Directors as qualified parties (including those who nominate themselves), the name of the nominated party and the party making the nomination should be mailed to the Election Administration Committee by Friday August 31 (no set format). Received material will be passed on to the Board of Directors.
2. Representatives
In accordance with Articles of Incorporation and related rules, representatives for the 58th period will be selected from official members by vote (Articles of Incorporation, Article 5). The election will consist of a vote of confidence for nominated candidates and a general vote for candidates independently standing for election. Nominated candidates are ones nominated by the Representative Nomination Committee taking into consideration nominations by official members and member organization.
Open positions for the current period: 74 (67 for nominated candidates, 7 for candidates independently standing for election)
Official members who want to independently stand for the Representatives Candidate Election must mail the designated candidate notification form to the Election Administration Committee within the Secretariat of the association by Tuesday July 31.
For members nominated by the Representative Nomination Committee as qualified parties (including those who nominate themselves), the name of the nominated party and the party making the nomination must be mailed to the Election Administration Committee by Tuesday July 31.
*The deadline for nomination of JSAP representatives candidates has been changed to July 31st. Please note that of JSAP officers candidates is August 31st, the same as last year.
Schedule for the Officer Candidate and Representatives Candidate Election for the 58th Period (FY2019)
2018 | May 10 (Thu) | Board of Directors: Confirm method for electing officer candidates and representative candidates and election schedule. |
First part of June | Association’s website and Japanese-language association magazine Oyo Buturi (June edition): Announce officer candidate election and representatives candidate election. Request that members (official members for representative candidates) and member organizations submit nominations for officer candidates and representative candidates. Call for candidates who want to independently stand for election. Where to submit: Election Administration Committee | |
Jul. 31 (Tue) | The deadline for nomination of JSAP representatives candidates | |
Aug. 31 (Fri) | The deadline for nomination of JSAP officers candidates | |
Aug. – Sept. | Representative Nomination Committee: Select candidates to nominate from those nominated by official members, etc., and notify Election Administration Committee. | |
Middle of Oct. | Board of Directors: Notify the Election Administration Committee of Board of Director nominated candidates for the officer candidate election. | |
First part of Nov. | Association’s website and Japanese-language association magazine Oyo Buturi (Nov. edition): Announce information such as name of candidates for officer candidate election and representatives candidate election. | |
Middle of Nov. | Email information on the start of voting to eligible voters as of Oct. 1. Eligible voters are official members. | |
Dec. 1 (Sat) | 23:59 deadline for voting | |
First part of Dec. | Election Administration Committee: Count votes and notify Board of Directors of results | |
Middle of Dec. | Board of Directors: Report election results and notify selected representatives. | |
2019 | First part of Feb. | Association’s website and association magazine Oyo Buturi (Feb. edition): Announce election results. |
Feb. 1 (Fri) | Representatives take office. | |
First part of Mar. | 86th Ordinary General Assembly: Directors are selected from announced officer candidates. Officers take office. |