LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL BRITISH GROUP

Elections nomination form for LIBG 2024-2025

Please complete this form as shown.

Elections will be held for the following posts:

President

Chair

Vice chair

Secretary 

Membership Secretary

Treasurer

12 ordinary members of the Executive

Post to which nomination applies:

Name of nominee:

Name of proposer:

Nominations must be received by the start of the AGM at 6.30pm on 12 November 2024 to: generalenquiries@libg.co.uk In the event of a contested election, ballot papers will be sent out after the AGM. Nominees must be members of LIBG.

Names of nominees and proposers may be completed electronically without the need for physical signatures but proposers should be copied in on the email message. Emails should clearly indicate ‘LIBG nomination’ in the subject line.

Liberal International British Group

Minutes of Annual General Meeting 28 November 2023 at 7.15pm

Held on Zoom

Present: Irina Von Wiese, Mark Smulian, Wendy Kyrle-Pope, Adrian Hyyrylainen Trett, Peter Cummings, David Chalmers, Iain Smith, Alison Andrews, Phil Bennion, John Pindar, George Cunningham, Hannah Bettsworth, Sean Bennett, Alieu Cisay, Joyce Onstad, Larry Ngan, Tom Barney, Patrick Salaun

Apologies: Rebecca Tinsley, Paul Brighton, Derek McAuley, Sir Graham Watson, Michael Meadowcroft, Denis Loretto.

Minutes; The minutes of the 2022 AGM were agreed with no matters arising.

Chair’s report: IVW had previously circulated a report, in which she described the year’s activities, and thanked Stewart Rayment for editing InterLib. PB noted there would be an LI bureau election at the Santiago congress in late 2024. DC noted work being done by FIRC on countering populism. It was agreed that following up on this with an LIBG event on the Dutch and Polish elections would be useful.

Accounts: WKP presented the previously circulated accounts which were approved.

Membership: AHT said there were 153 members plus some supporters to whom he would write. He would press Liberal Democrat HQ for better promotion of party AOs to the wider membership.

Elections: Nominations were received for: President Sal Brinton, Chair IVW, Secretary MS, Treasurer WKP, Membership officer: AHT, Executive members: Carol Weaver, PB, DC, Steven Kuo, RT, GC, JO, SB (YL). The executive can fill vacancies.

Election of auditor: Sheila Stuart was re-elected. The meeting closed closed at 8.30pm.

LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL BRITISH GROUP

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CALLING NOTICE

Please be advised that the Annual General Meeting of Liberal International (British Group)(LIBG) will be held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

The meeting will be held on Zoom on the link below.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89121041060?pwd=KST3p2X0HKHDXJO6nYWzbquLVlhuN2.1

Meeting ID: 891 2104 1060

Passcode: 456835

In the event of any difficulty logging in please contact: iainsmith675@btinternet.com

ELECTIONS

Elections will be help for the following positions: President, Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary, Membership Secretary, Treasurer, 12 ordinary members of the executive

Nominations must be received by the start of the AGM clearly indicating ‘LIBG nomination’ in the subject line of an email and indicating for which post a nomination is made, the consent of the nominee and name of a proposer, who should be copied in: generalenquiries@libg.co.uk

In the event of a contested election, ballot papers will be sent out after the AGM by a returning officer appointed by Liberal Democrat HQ.

AGENDA

1) Minutes of the 2023 AGM

2) Apologies for absence 

3) Matters arising

4) Chair's report

5) Approval of Annual Accounts

6) Proposal on subscription level, details to follow.

7 Membership report

8) Results of the annual elections

9) Election of honorary auditor

10) Constitutional Amendment  proposed by John Barnett and Iain Smith.NB this is intended to formalise the position of LIBG Scotland and any branches of LIBG that might form in future.

Insert Additional Clause 3 XIII as follows:

The Executive Committee may authorise the establishment of State or Regional Branches which are empowered to establish their own committees and standing orders subject to being in conformity with this Constitution. 

A Branch representative may be invited to attend the Executive Committee. 

Branches may open bank accounts. An annual subscription rebate may be agreed and paid to the Branch. A copy of the year end Branch annual accounts must be forwarded to the Treasurer to be included in the annual LIBG return to the Federal Party for PPERA purposes. In the event that a Branch ceases to operate, any available funds remain the property of LIBG and must be transferred to the Treasurer upon demand.

11) Closing remarks

12) It is anticipated that a guest speaker will then address the meeting.

Notice of any resolution a member intends to move at the AGM must reach LIBG by29 October 2024, endorsed by at least four members who are copied in: generalenquiries@libg.co.uk

Please notify any apologies for absence to the secretary: mark@marksmulian.co.uk