2025-2026 Nominations for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - 8 vacancies - 1 year term

[cincol]

Hello GAGB Members:

Nominations for the GAGB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE for 2025-2026 will be accepted from 00:00 Saturday 15 November 2025 - 23:59 Wednesday 19 November 2025

NOTE: there are 8 vacancies that are required to be filled. Term of office is 1 year.

All GAGB active members at the start of nominations are eligible to nominate another member, or members, or second a nomination. Members who have been nominated and seconded are asked to accept or decline their nomination in this thread. Please note that the GAGB Constitution states that "6c. Current Executive Members and the Chair shall not take part in nominations, however they may be nominated and may accept the nominations."

This means none of the current Committee members may make a nomination or second a nomination. However, non-Committee members may nominate an existing Committee member or second that Committee member's nomination. The GAGB Constitution also states that any inactive member (a member that has not logged on to the forums for the past three years) may be nominated, but they will not be put forward to election unless they accept their nomination before the acceptance deadline of midnight Wednesday 20th November 2025.

This thread will be closed at the end of the nominations period and anyone who has not been seconded and accepted during this period will not be considered as a candidate for election.

Candidates nominated and who have accepted same are requested to send their manifesto, photo (passport style, I can crop the photo for you if you need help) and geocaching avatar (if you have one) to me, as the GAGB Independent Returning Office, by midnight, Wednesday, 20th November 2025 at elections@gagb.org.uk

After the nomination period closes, nominee manifestos, photos, and avatars will be posted in a locked ‘Candidates for 2025-2027 Executive Committee' thread as well as on the ballot so you may read about why each candidate is standing for election and the skills they will bring to the Committee if elected.

The Election for the Executive Committee will then be held during 00:00 Tuesday 25 November - 23:59 Friday 28 November, by electronic ballot (if necessary). More information about the annual elections can be found in the GAGB Constitution (Section Q)

Q&A opens: 00:00 Friday 20th November
Q&A closes: 23:59 Monday 24th November (4 full days)
Vote: 00:00 Tuesday 25th November - 23:59 Friday 28th November (4 full days)
Result announced: morning of Saturday 29th November

The newly elected Executive Committee Members will take office on 1st December 2025.

At your service,

Peter Little [cincol]
GAGB Returning Officer

[cincol]

IRO UPDATE

It seems as though the rugby has kept the cachers busy today! So far no nominations have been received.

[Ky Devas]

I would like to nominate Paul Bevan and Jayne Guppy. They both invest a lot of their time into running the GAGB shop, manning the stalls at events and promoting GAGB in discussions with others. In addition, Paul spends time dealing with the DoE people. They are both sociable, reliable and hard working and would/will be an asset to the committee,
Ky Devas/Oriana Rogers (Eastern rep)

[Geojaxx]

I would like to second Paul Bevan and Jayne Guppy. They are both always active at events and running stalls etc. and great representatives for GAGB
Jackie OHalloran (Geojaxx)

[Saza36]

Can I call a point of order. Jaynie15 was appointed to the committee in the December 2024 meeting - minutes attached. The full title of an appointed member is "Appointed Executive Committee Member" as detailed within section H (8/a) of the constitution. Executive Committee members cannot nominate or second members for committee posts. These nominations need to be excluded and deleted as leaving then may influence others. This is no fault of Jayne's - it should have been made clear prior to the election.

gagbminutes-2024-12-04.pdf