 
          NEWS LETTER - INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS - MAY, 2019
        
        
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          g)
        
        
          The nomination forms along with election schedule shall be sent to all active members of
        
        
          IAP through Election news letter through IAPWebsite 
        
        
        
          . Such
        
        
          communication shall be deemed to be proper notice to themembers.
        
        
          h)
        
        
          Election nominations.
        
        
          1.
        
        
          Election nomination will start from June 1st, Last date for receiving nomination to the
        
        
          various posts of the EC of IAPshall be 15th July.
        
        
          2.
        
        
          The Chief Election Officers shall send names of Contesting candidates for each post, to all
        
        
          contesting candidates by 15th August, of that particular post permitting withdrawal of
        
        
          his/her nomination by 30thAugust
        
        
          3.
        
        
          After the last date for withdrawal of nominations, ballot papers will be circulated by
        
        
          registered post before 15th  October to all Members will specific instructions to return the
        
        
          same by the 31st  December.
        
        
          Each ballot paper shall bear Sl. no., the seal of IAP and the Signature print of the Chief
        
        
          Election Officer with all security feature. Ballot will be sent in three sets of envelopes. All
        
        
          envelopes will be having membership No., Address, Mail I.D. & Mobile No. if available.
        
        
          The inner most cover will contain ballot with serial no. and the member has to sign on the
        
        
          ballot to make it a valid vote. The counting of votes shall take place on the  2nd Sunday of
        
        
          January month.  and the result will be declared on the same day by chief election officer .in
        
        
          case of any dispute the tribunal will enquire the matter and give its report by 30th January
        
        
          and their decisionwill be final and binding on all parties
        
        
          4)
        
        
          Each contesting candidate shall be entitled to a list of IAP members on the electoral roll in
        
        
          CD format whichwill be furnished on payment of a fee of Rs.5000/-.
        
        
          5)
        
        
          Members entitled to vote shall do so by putting a cross (X) against the name of one
        
        
          candidate for each post out of those standing for election. No member shall give more than
        
        
          one vote in each category of Committee  Members; unless until specified.  however  one
        
        
          can vote for less than the required number of candidates to be elected. The ballot paper must
        
        
          be posted in the envelope provided by the Election committee. In the event of default of any
        
        
          of the conditions, or if the voting paper contains any erasion, obliterations, or alteration the
        
        
          ballot paper shall be considered invalid.
        
        
          6)
        
        
          The candidates or his/her authorised representative shall be entitled to remain present at the
        
        
          time of counting of votes, at their own expense.
        
        
          7)
        
        
          Each contesting candidate will have to fill An affidavit on prescribed format along with
        
        
          their nomination and can contest either the Centre or State election at one time. Non
        
        
          submission of affidavit will disqualify him/her fromcontesting election.
        
        
          8)
        
        
          Each office bearer of IAP. Who will be there as office bearer will be able to continue only
        
        
          for two terms consecutively after that there will be cooling period for at least one terms.
        
        
          9)
        
        
          Any candidate who is member of IAP will be able to contest for election only after three
        
        
          years of membership for CEC post and five year for the post of President, Vice-president,
        
        
          Secretary and treasurer.
        
        
          I)
        
        
          The Chief Election Officers  shall submit the Declared election result to the CEC and