I am unlocking this to make a response, and then re locking it, and for a specific reason.
Rob, you stated that the constitution does not state that a nomination needs to be seconded. That is not actually correct.
It states that a nomination must be signed by 2 members, effectively a nominator, and a seconder. On the form those 2 signatories are indeed noted as proposer and seconder if it is the wording that concerns you.
As to removal of committee members, we are not stating that we are removing them, we are stating that their nominations were invalid, although one of those is under review already in light of recent information (see below). There is a significant difference. Also, it was not set in stone at the AGM, it was carried over for the committee to examine in more detail after the AGM.
One aspect that is making me very upset here is time frames. I am able to respond often reasonably quickly to these accusations ad demands because I am partly a stay at home dad, and an un necessarily stressed one at that because of all of this, all of me trying to do the right thing. Right now I should be playing with my daughter, but instead I am responding to the dozens of emails and messages I am receiving.
Any appeal or complaint must be sent to the committee in writing, and this forum is not an official form of communications with the committee.
The committee member nominees whose nominations were determined to be invalid were not refused any right of reply, They were informed of the decision on the phone by the club secretary. This was a decision not taken lightly.
I am also not the only person on the committee, and as such, these matters need to be discussed within the committee. Not all members are always contactable 24 hours a day, and even fewer wish to be at the beck and call of REMLR every day and night. The committee will look at these concerns in due course and respond as the committee, regardless of any vacancies, as allowed in the constitution. However as far as I am aware, and I would have to check with the secretary, no formal complaints about the agm, or recent announcement have been made. Some new information is also at hand, however some questions have also been raised.
I beg for your patience in giving the committee time to breathe.