Eligibility Votes - March 2022

[Jim Webster]

There are some Constitutional procedural points for dealing with formal motions and they are detailed below.   It is not my intention to get involved in the actual debate regarding these motions, simply to advise of the process involved.

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The following criteria must be followed

1. No changes to the content of intent of either motion.
   
2. Only MINOR corrections or adjustments be made and within the confines of 1 above.
   
3. Any minor alternation must be approved the Proposer (Seconder if the proposer not available) and then authorised by the Management Board.
   (cannot do this at a physical meeting after all)
   
4. If the proposer accepted the amendment, then becomes the substantive motion and voted on.
   
5. Taking into consideration the forum suggestion
   
   1. The alternative/addition proposed by Andy Muir is not permissible as it attempted to introduce a third condition and that does not meet the criteria of a minor amendment.
      
   2. Introducing such a motion would be required to be a completely new motion and follow the requirements of any formal motion.
      
6. Motion 1 requires a 2/3 majority vote since a Constitutional change.
   
7. Motion 2 requires a 50%+1 vote.
   

All valid and correctly formatted submission for amendment as outlined above should be addressed to either 
the myself as President, ( jim_webster@btinternet.com complete)
or to Douglas Bryson as the Proposer of the motions ( grading@chessscotland.com)

Jim Webster