{"id":2250,"date":"2019-09-17T13:16:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T04:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpgu.org\/en\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2019-09-25T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T04:18:15","slug":"public-announcement-of-the-by-election-for-the-2020-jpgu-representative-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpgu.org\/en\/news\/2019\/2250\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Announcement of the by-election for the 2020 JpGU Representative Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Declaration of candidacy for 2020 JpGU Representative Election ended<br \/>\nat 5pm on Thursday September 12th 2019. The number of candidates for<br \/>\nElectoral Zone &#8220;Education and Outreach&#8221; was 16, then it did not<br \/>\nexceed the fixed number 17.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, 16 persons of candidates for this Electoral Zone will <br \/>\nautomatically be elected without any votes being cast, and JpGU will <br \/>\nhold the by-election for the Electoral Zone &#8220;Education and Outreach&#8221;<br \/>\nbased on Detailed Regulations of the Representative Election Article<br \/>\n6 (3).<br \/>\nPeriod for declaration of candidacy starts at 3pm Tuesday September<br \/>\n17th and ends at 5pm Thursday 19th 2019, and other rules including <br \/>\nperiod for voting and how to vote will be equivalent to the 2020 JpGU <br \/>\nRepresentative Election.<br \/>\nThe by-election for the &#8220;Education and Outreach&#8221; and regular <br \/>\nelection for other Electoral Zones are held during same term and on <br \/>\nthe same online system.<\/p>\n<p>September 17th 2019<\/p>\n<p>Election Administration Committee members<br \/>\nChair Koji Kodera<br \/>\nTakehi Isse, Yuji Ichiyama, Hiroyuki Nakata,<br \/>\nTakehiko Suzuki, Takanobu Tsuihiji<\/p>\n<p>==The by-election for 2020 JpGU Representative Election<br \/>\nRules and Procedures==<\/p>\n<p>1.Voters<br \/>\nAnyone who is a fully paid up JpGU member as of 5pm Japan time on <br \/>\nJuly 11th 2017 and belonging to Electoral Zone &#8220;Education and <br \/>\nOutreach&#8221; is eligible to vote.<\/p>\n<p>2.Candidates<br \/>\nAnyone who is a fully paid up JpGU member as of 5pm Japan time on <br \/>\nJuly 11th 2019 is eligible to be a candidate in the representative <br \/>\nelection.<\/p>\n<p>3.Term<br \/>\nThose who are elected will serve a two year term starting from April <br \/>\n1st 2020.<\/p>\n<p>4.Standing as a candidate<br \/>\nJpGU members may put themselves forward as candidates and they may <br \/>\nalso recommend other members who they think would make good candidates. <br \/>\nMembers who recommend others for candidacy must obtain consent from <br \/>\ntheir proposed candidate before submitting their recommendation. Both <br \/>\nsubmitting oneself as a candidate and recommending others is done <br \/>\nonline using the JpGU Member&#8217;s Site.<\/p>\n<p>5.Deadline for Submission of Candidacy<br \/>\nThose who wish to be a candidate or to recommend others as candidates<br \/>\nmust submit the relevant online form by 5pm Japan time on September <br \/>\n19th 2019.<\/p>\n<p>6.Number of Representatives to be Elected<br \/>\nEducation and Outreach: 1<\/p>\n<p>7.Schedule<br \/>\nOfficial announcement of the by-election for Representative Election:<br \/>\n Tuesday September 17th 2019<br \/>\nPeriod for declaration of candidacy starts:<br \/>\n 3pm on Tuesday September17th 2019<br \/>\nPeriod for declaration of candidacy ends:<br \/>\n 5pm on Thursday September 19th 2019<br \/>\nVoting starts: <br \/>\n 9am on Wednesday October 2nd 2019<br \/>\nVoting ends: <br \/>\n 5pm on Friday November 1st 2019<br \/>\nAnnouncement of results: <br \/>\n Thursday November 7th 2019<\/p>\n<p>*All dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).<\/p>\n<p>8.How to vote<br \/>\nLogging-in to the JpGU Members Site, each regular member who is <br \/>\nbelonging to Electoral Zone &#8220;Education and Outreach&#8221; can vote for <br \/>\none person.<\/p>\n<p>Forms and Regulations<br \/>\n1.To stand as a candidate: log-in to the JpGU Members Site and fill <br \/>\nin and submit the &#8220;Stand as a Candidate&#8221; form.<\/p>\n<p>2.To recommend a candidate: log-in to the JpGU Members Site and <br \/>\nfill in and submit the &#8220;Recommend a Candidate&#8221; form.<\/p>\n<p>\nAll rules, procedures, dates and times etc. governing the JpGU <br \/>\nRepresentative Election are formally announced in Japanese. <br \/>\nEnglish translations are provided as a courtesy and are for <br \/>\nreference only. Should any English language material differ from the <br \/>\noriginal Japanese the Japanese version shall be binding. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declaration of candidacy for 2020 JpGU Representative Election ended at 5pm on Thursday September 12th 2019. 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