Editing Convention 2019 (section)

== Credentials Committee ==

Traditionally we have asked for volunteers to be on the Credential Committee at the start of Elections, to distribute and collect ballots and to tally the votes. Bylaw Article 9.1 states, "There shall be a Credentials Committee for each Convention and General Meeting. The Credentials Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Ethics Committee who are not themselves candidates for Party office."

As of the 2018 AGM, the following were members of the Ethics Committee (in order of seniority); Jean-Serge Brisson, Wendy Kadonoff, Neal Donnelly, Gene Balfour, Allen Small, and Andrew Allison.

*Jim sent an email to the Ethics Committee asking for volunteers Aug 18 
*Jean-Serge is running for re-election which disqualifies him (email 2019-08-18). Could assist except during elections for Ethics Committee. 
*Gene is running for Leader and will likely be nominated for one or more other positions. Gene subsequently resigned as a Member of the Party. 
*Neal Donnelly will not be attending the Convention (email 2019-08-19) and has resigned from the Committee. 
*Andrew Allison is running for Treasurer and is not eligible. 
*Since Gene and Neal will not be members of the Ethics Committee as of the Convention, Jean-Serge is automatically appointed to the Ethics Committee and as a result does not need to be elected. 
*The Credentials Committee will consist of Jean-Serge Brisson, Wendy Kadonoff and Allen Small. If Allen is unable to attend we will select a volunteer from the attendees. 

If Andrew Allison is elected as Treasurer, (or any other position on the Executive Committee) we will need to elect three new members to the Ethics Committee. If not, only two.