MORES Board Elections 2009

We are electing the new MORES Board of Directors for 2009 at the MORES Fifth General Membership Meeting. We will advise you of the schedule and venue soonest.

The MORES Board sets the directions and leads the implementation of projects and activities that are prioritized for the year. Hence, we have to elect the person/s who you think will be able to commit and dedicate some of their time to do these. You have a stake in these elections so:

  1. Please study the list of candidates and do your own research as to who among the candidates will best serve your needs and
  2. Please attend the elections. Your presence and participation are crucial given the importance of this event and the need to have a quorum to make the elections valid.
For this year’s election, the following MORES members were appointed to the Electoral Tribunal by the Board of Directors:

Mr. Raul (RJ) Esteban, Phil. Survey & Research Center-RI - Chairman
Ms. Judy Mercado, Phil. Survey & Research Center-RI - Member
Mr. Gary de Ocampo, TNS Philippines - Member
Mr. Gabriel Buluran, TNS Philippines, TAM - Member

As in the previous years, we are sending you the following:

  1. Rules and regulations that will govern our elections this year.
  2. The Nomination Form
  3. The Proxy Form and
  4. List of Members who may be nominated.
Please send in your nominations to the MORES Secretariat not later than November 7, 2008, Friday. This will give us time to contact all nominees and establish that they are accepting the nomination. We will publish the final list of nominees on Election Day.

We look forward to receiving your nominees November 7, 2008 and seeing you in the Fifth General Membership Meeting.

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MARKETING & OPINION RESEARCH SOCIETY OF THE PHILS., INC. RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL ELECTION (2009)

  1. Who can vote

    Only individual members (or a proxy with express written authorization from the member) who have paid their dues and assessments up to and including October 31, 2008 will be allowed to vote. They will be certified by the Treasurer. The Treasurer may receive payments of dues and other charges on the day of the election.
  2. Time of Election

    Election will be held at 12:00 to 3:00 pm. Balloting will close at precisely 3:00 pm.
  3. Registration

    All members qualified under Paragraph 1 above, should register at designated registration tables. Proxies shall be issued ballots only upon presentation of written authorization to this effect.
  4. Electioneering

    No one will be allowed in the polling place, except the following:
    a. Those who are casting their ballots
    b. Members of the Election Committee
    c. Secretariat staff of the Association
  5. Candidates

    Nomination forms must be submitted on or before 5:00 pm, Friday, November 7, 2008.

    The nominations shall be tallied by the Committee on the first working day after the deadline. To be considered a nominee, he/she must be nominated by at least five MORES members. All those nominated will be notified. Once they signify acceptance of the nomination, the official list of candidates shall be released to members and posted at the polling booths.

    There are six seats open in the Board

    The tenure of office of the top four (4) candidates is two (2) years. All other winning candidates will have tenure of one (1) year.
  6. Disqualification of Candidates

    In the event that a nominated member has not paid dues and assessments for 2008 by nomination deadline (November 7, 2008), shall be declared disqualified as a candidate and cannot be voted upon.

    Members of the Election Committee shall not become candidates for election to the Board of Directors of the Association.
  7. Balloting Procedure

    Ballots shall be issued only by the members of Election Committee. Balloting will commence as soon as the meeting is called to order. After casting their ballots, voters must leave the polling place immediately. The COMELEC will count the ballots upon close of voting and upon establishing a quorum. Counting will be done before the body and winners will be announced/proclaimed immediately thereafter. IN the event there is no quorum, voting will be extended by a week to enable non-present members to vote.

    Voting members must vote for all six open seats in the Board.
  8. In Case of Tie

    In the event of tie for third (3rd) place, should involve an incumbent Board member and a non-incumbent member, the incumbent member shall be declared the elected member of the Board. Should the tie involve two (2) or more non-incumbent member; the tie would be decided by drawing of lots.
  9. Proxies

    Proxies for absent members shall be used only for the purpose of establishing a quorum and not for the purpose of voting. However, proxies with written authorization from the member will be allowed to cast their votes.
  10. Protest

    Any protest on the election results must be done in writing and filed with the Election Committee Chairman within seven (7) days from the release of election results.
  11. Decision in Case of Controversy

    Should any question arise which may not be covered by theses rules, the Election Committee shall decide the same in accordance with the By-laws of the Association and its decision shall be final.