As District Governor, I am pleased to announce that Dayle Quigley of the Hayward Area Rotary Club, has been selected as District Governor Nominee-Designate for District 5960, which means her term as District Governor would be for the 2022-2023 Rotary year. The selection was made by the District Nominating Team, chaired by Past District Governor Mike Becker.
It is also my duty to inform you of the related sections of Rotary International By-Laws pertaining to this selection process. See below. The “challenge” deadline is Monday, October 28, 2019, at the end of the business day.
Following is a provision of Rotary International Bylaws that pertains to the selection of a District Governor:
RI Bylaws – 10-22-18
14.020.8. Challenging Candidates.
Any club in the district which has been in existence for at least one year as of the beginning of that year may also propose a challenging candidate for governor-nominee provided this club has previously suggested such candidate to the nominating committee. A club in existence for less than one year as of the beginning of that year may propose a challenging candidate provided such candidate is a member of that club and the challenging candidate must have been duly suggested to the nominating committee. The name of the challenging candidate shall be submitted pursuant to a resolution by the club adopted at a regular meeting. The club must file the resolution with the governor by the date determined by the governor. Such date shall be not more than 14 days after publication of the announcement of the selection for governor-nominee by the governor.
14.020.9. Concurrence to Challenges.
The governor shall inform all clubs through a form prescribed by RI of the name of any challenging candidate who has been proposed as specified above. The governor shall also inquire whether any club wishes to concur with the challenge. A club must file a resolution of the club adopted at a regular meeting to concur with a challenge. Such resolutions must be filed with the governor by the date determined by the governor. Only challenges that have been concurred to by at least 10 other clubs which have been in existence for at least one year as of the beginning of that year or 20 percent of the total number of clubs as at the beginning of that year in the district which have been in existence for at least one year as of the beginning of that year, whichever is higher, and only when such resolutions by the club were adopted at a regular meeting in accordance with the club bylaws as determined by the governor shall be considered valid. A club shall concur with only one challenging candidate.
14.020.10. Absence of Challenging Candidate.
The governor shall declare the candidate of the district nominating committee to be the governor-nominee where no such challenging nomination has been received by the established date. Such declaration shall be made to all clubs in the district within 15 days of the deadline.
14.020.11. Challenging Nominations.
The governor shall notify, within seven days following the deadline, all clubs in the district where a valid challenging nomination has been received by the deadline. Such notice shall include the name and qualifications of each such challenging candidate, the names of the challenging and concurring clubs and state that such candidates will be balloted upon in a ballot-by-mail or alternatively at the district conference if the challenge remains effective up to the date set by the governor.
14.020.12. Lack of Valid Challenging Nomination.
Where no valid challenging nomination is received, the governor shall declare the candidate of the district nominating committee as governor-nominee. The governor shall notify all clubs in the district of such nominee within 15 days.