Requirements:

The qualifications:

  1. No Lion may declare his/her candidacy for any office above the club level unless the Lion and the club are both in good standing with Lions Clubs International and Multiple District 19. All candidates meeting the requirements for the office of District Governor, Vice District Governor, and Zone Chairmen must submit their declaration of candidacy in writing indicating the candidate to be a Lion of good standing in a club of good standing, which must be received by the Multiple District Office and their District Governor no later than December 31st prior to the year of the election. If only one candidate for an office has submitted a declaration of candidacy and complied with Article VIII “BL” by the stated deadline, said candidate shall be unopposed at the election for said office.
  2. According to the most recent LCI Constitution and Bylaws, a candidate for the office of second vice district governor shall:
    1. Be an Active Member in good standing of a chartered Lions club in good standing in his/her single or sub-district.
    2. Secure the endorsement of his/her club or a majority of the clubs in his/her single or sub-district.
    3. Have served or will have served at the time he/she takes office as second vice district governor:
      1. As president of a Lions club for a full term or major portion thereof, and a member of the board of directors of a Lions club for no less than two (2) additional years; and
      2. As zone chairperson or region chairperson or cabinet secretary and/or treasurer for a full term or major portion thereof with none of the above being accomplished concurrently.

 

Please note that the requirements for the office of 2nd Vice District Governor, as set out in the LCI Constitution and Bylaws, is inconsistent with those published in our district’s constitution and bylaws.  Please know that we cannot make LCI’s rules more restrictive, and so we must adopt those rules put forth by LCI.  I will be contacting LCI legal to make sure that we follow the rules to the letter.  This effectively opens up the election to the office of 2nd VDG to anyone who has been a ZC, district cabinet secretary, or district cabinet treasurer for a full term.  This is quite a change!

 

The Process:

Nominations and Election of the 2nd and 1st Vice District Governor or District Governor :

  1. By email, fax, and/or letter, the candidate shall state his/her intent to seek the position of Vice District Governor or District Governor. He/she shall state the qualities he/she believes qualify him/her for said position. The emails, faxes, and/or letters shall be sent to the secretary of his/her club, the seated Zone Chairperson of the zone in which his/her club is located, the seated Vice District Governor and the seated District Governor of the district in which his/her club is located and the MD19 Executive Secretary-Treasurer. The emails, faxes, and/or letters must be received by the aforementioned officers on or before December 31 of the current Lions year.
  2. The proposed candidate’s club secretary shall submit an email, fax, and/or letter of club endorsement to the seated Zone Chairperson of the zone in which his/her club is located, stating he/she is an active member in good standing in a club in good standing, and further, the candidate was endorsed by a majority vote at a regular meeting. A copy of the email, fax, and/or letter of endorsement must be submitted to the seated Vice District Governor and the seated District Governor of the district in which the candidate’s club is located and the MD19 Executive Secretary-Treasurer on or before December 31 of the current year.
  3. The Zone Chairperson shall submit an email, fax, and/or letter of zone endorsement of the candidate, including a copy of the zone meeting minutes stating the motion to endorse the candidate, to the seated District Governor of the district in which the club is located and, further, that the candidate was endorsed by a majority vote at a regular zone meeting. A copy of the email, fax, and/or letter of endorsement must be sent to the seated Vice District Governor of the district in which the zone is located and to the MD19 Executive Secretary-Treasurer on or before December 31 of current Lions year. The email, fax, and/or letter should be copied to the candidate so that he/she knows the letter has been sent.
  4. Voting for the District Governor and Vice District Governor shall be by ballot at the subsequent district spring conference. The outcome will be submitted to the MD19 Executive Secretary-Treasurer immediately after said candidate is elected at the district spring conference.
  5. A club may endorse only one member of their club as a candidate for each office above the club level. A zone may endorse only one member as a candidate for each office above the zone level.
  6. A candidate’s certification of endorsement must specify the single office sought and no candidate may seek election for any office other than the office covered by his/her certification. No candidate shall have more than one (1) endorsement pending for more than one (1) office within his/her zone or district in the same election year.

 

Lions Clubs International District 19C