Proposed and Seconded by Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club
This motion affects the Regulations, so requires a 2/3 majority and approval by the BC board
Canoe Slalom needs to get away from the prehistoric notion that one clubs point of view is more valuable than another's.
HPPCC has a privileged position of, I believe, 2 votes, whilst some clubs 3 & others 1.
For the good of the sport ALL clubs should have equal voting powers.
Secretary Note, the base wording has been changed to reflect the current nomenclature (e.g. BCU to BC as the GB national body, including the federated unions).
Article 1 (page 178)
…Voting Club: Any Club Affiliated to the BC who has registered 3 ranked competitors or Volunteer Groups, whose members have BC membership, registered with the Slalom Secretary and approved at an Annual Consultative Meeting…
Article 6 Voting at Consultative Meetings (Page 181)
6.1 Each Voting Club will have one vote
6.2 Each such club will have an additional vote for each Ranking Slalom it has organised in the last full competition year, for which any applicable Administration fees have been paid.
6.1 Each Club, affiliated to British Canoeing who has registered 3 ranked paddlers for the last full competition year will have one vote
6.2 Each Club, affiliated to British Canoeing, who do not qualify for a vote under 6.1 above may qualify for a vote by organising a ranking slalom in the last full competition year where all applicable Administration Fees have been paid.
6.3 Volunteer Groups, where the members are members of British Canoeing, registered with the Slalom Secretary and approved by an Annual Meeting will also have one vote.
6.4 Any one Club or Volunteer Group may only hold one vote. These clubs and groups are referred to as ‘Voting Clubs’.
6.3 If a competition is organised by one or more clubs, or a consortium of 2 or more clubs, the vote relating to that competition may be assigned to a registered club and the arrangement notified to the secretary
6.4 There is no vote for any event organised by the Slalom Committee
6.5 A voting Club can have as many voting representatives as it has votes. Each voting representative must be individual members of British Canoeing.