The Greek Orthodox Community of NSW held its annual general meeting two Sundays ago, where it appointed the Electoral Committee that is going to supervise the conduct of the upcoming elections.
The elections are scheduled to be held on October 6 between 8:30 am and 6:00 pm.
Any financial member has the right to vote.
Candidacies for a position in the Executive Board can be submitted to the Electoral Committee no later than November 22.
Any member that has been registered since June 6, 2009 is eligible to be a candidate. According to the Community, by law any member that can attend on election day can exercise their vote through a proxy.
These proxy votes can be submitted no later than 72 hours before the actual elections.
Meanwhile, when this report was written, the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV) had not set a specific date for its annual general meeting.
Sources, however, suggested that it is likely to take place at the end of November with elections to follow upon the appointment of an Electoral Committee.
The President of the GOCMV, Bill Papastergiadis has announced that he will be introducing a motion to amend the constitution to limit the term of the President of the Community.
Mr Papastergiadis is proposing a two-term limitation to avoid entrenchment and encourage succession planning, “The Community should have rotating leadership and it’s also incumbent upon us to encourage succession planning,” Mr Papastergiadis said.
He rejected the concern that finding appropriate leadership every two terms maybe a challenge for the community, by saying, “I am simply articulating what my position is.”