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Important Information on How to Vote in the 2024 RNSWCC Board Elections14-08-2024
THE ROYAL NSW CANINE COUNCIL LTD
Board of Directors Elections 2024
Each financial Member of the RNSWCC Ltd, in accordance with the Articles of Association, whose membership is financial as of 1 August 2024, is entitled to vote in their Region. The five positions are to be elected from the Metropolitan, Hunter, Illawarra & South-East, Northern and Southern Regions for a three (3) year term, retiring at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held more than 30 Months thereafter.
One (1) representative from the Metropolitan Region
One (1) representative from the Hunter Region
One (1) representative from the Illawarra & South East Region
One (1) representative from the Northern Region
One (1) representative from the Southern Region (Elected unopposed)
One (1) representative from the Hunter Region
One (1) representative from the Illawarra & South East Region
One (1) representative from the Northern Region
One (1) representative from the Southern Region (Elected unopposed)
VOTING OPENS 12 NOON, WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST 2024.
(You will be sent an email with the link to vote soon after 12 noon.)
VOTING CLOSES 12 NOON, FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2024.
Please Note: Associate, Junior Members and Affiliates of the RNSWCC Ltd will not be entitled to vote.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON HOW TO VOTE
Voting for the 2024 Elections will be conducted by Vero Voting, providing additional voting methods including electronic, postal votes and phone voting. To ensure a smooth process, there are a few things you need to consider, these are outlined below.
1. CONTACT DETAILS
Ensure DOGS NSW has your latest address, phone and email in the members’ database. Are you receiving your Weekly Woof e-Newsletters? If you are, you are ok. Most votes will be distributed via email from 14 August 2024. If you do not have an email address on the members’ database, Vero Voting will send you a paper postal vote.
2. PAPER BALLOTS
Paper ballots are by request only, except for members with no email address. These are sent to the printers and mailed out with a tight deadline. All requests for a paper ballot must be received before Friday, 13 September 2024.
3. SHARING INFORMATION WITH VERO VOTING
Your personal information is managed in accordance with the DOGS NSW privacy policy. Information shared with Vero Voting is for the specific purpose of providing you with the means to participate in the voting process.
4. REQUESTS
Any requests or changes of details must be received by DOGS NSW before Friday, 13 September 2024 via: [email protected] Subject line: Elections 2024.
5. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Voting instructions and login details are sent directly by Vero Voting. If you have received an email, SMS, or letter from Vero Voting, please check it for your login details. If you have misplaced this information, please ring the Vero Voting support line on 1300 702 898, not DOGS NSW. When you have conducted your vote, Vero Voting will send you a receipt either via email or SMS.
1. CONTACT DETAILS
Ensure DOGS NSW has your latest address, phone and email in the members’ database. Are you receiving your Weekly Woof e-Newsletters? If you are, you are ok. Most votes will be distributed via email from 14 August 2024. If you do not have an email address on the members’ database, Vero Voting will send you a paper postal vote.
2. PAPER BALLOTS
Paper ballots are by request only, except for members with no email address. These are sent to the printers and mailed out with a tight deadline. All requests for a paper ballot must be received before Friday, 13 September 2024.
3. SHARING INFORMATION WITH VERO VOTING
Your personal information is managed in accordance with the DOGS NSW privacy policy. Information shared with Vero Voting is for the specific purpose of providing you with the means to participate in the voting process.
4. REQUESTS
Any requests or changes of details must be received by DOGS NSW before Friday, 13 September 2024 via: [email protected] Subject line: Elections 2024.
5. VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Voting instructions and login details are sent directly by Vero Voting. If you have received an email, SMS, or letter from Vero Voting, please check it for your login details. If you have misplaced this information, please ring the Vero Voting support line on 1300 702 898, not DOGS NSW. When you have conducted your vote, Vero Voting will send you a receipt either via email or SMS.
VERO VOTING FAQs
WHO IS VERO VOTING?
Vero Voting is an independent Australian company that specialises in planning, management and delivery of independent enterprise agreement votes, ballots, elections, and AGMs. They have worked with small and large companies such as Reserve Bank of Australia, Bendigo Bank and KPMG. Dogs West, Dogs Victoria and Dogs Queensland, have all used this service and process successfully.
Vero Voting is an independent Australian company that specialises in planning, management and delivery of independent enterprise agreement votes, ballots, elections, and AGMs. They have worked with small and large companies such as Reserve Bank of Australia, Bendigo Bank and KPMG. Dogs West, Dogs Victoria and Dogs Queensland, have all used this service and process successfully.HOW WILL VERO VOTING GET MY DETAILS?
Vero Voting asks for a voters list from DOGS NSW. This voters list will contain details of each eligible voter, whose membership was financial at 1 August 2024. They use the voters list to manage access to their voting system, and to contact you with voting information.
WILL VERO VOTING CONTACT ME IN THE FUTURE?
Once a ballot, or election is over all personal details are deleted in line with their internal security policy. The only way you will be contacted from Vero Voting is if you are on the voters list for a ballot or election in the future, in which case your details would be provided to them at that time.
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I VOTED?
No. Vero Voting only conduct secret ballots, elections, and AGMs. Every ballot, election, or AGM vote entered into their system is anonymous. Your personal information enables authentication and is not associated with your vote preference.
WHAT IF WE HAVE A JOINT MEMBERSHIP. DO WE RECEIVE TWO VOTES?
Vero Voting will send you a vote for each person on the joint membership. If you share an email address, both votes will be sent to the same email address.
I CAN'T FIND MY LOGIN DETAILS TO ACCESS THE VOTE
Voting instructions and login details are sent directly by Vero Voting. If you have received an email, SMS, or letter from Vero Voting, please check it for your login details. If you have misplaced this information, check your email spam or junk folder, or please ring the Vero Voting support line on 1300 702 898.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF MY ELECTRONIC VOTE WAS SUCCESSFUL?
When you have conducted your vote, Vero Voting will send you a receipt either via email or SMS.
WHEN DO I RECEIVE THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE?
Vero Voting will send the Declaration of Results to the Company Secretary of DOGS NSW at 9.00am on Saturday, 12 October 2024. The results will be announced immediately after that time via the DOGS NSW website and other media platforms.
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