OPIRG McMaster Board Election
Election Information
Our elections will be taking April 12/23 at our OPIRG McMaster AGM, on April 12 at 6:00 pm at Burke Science Building Room 104.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at board@opirgmcmaster.org!
All full-time undergraduates at McMaster who have not opted out of OPIRG McMaster, and paid community memberships, are eligible to vote.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Chief Returning Officer at cro@opirgmcmaster.org
Important Dates
- Nomination Period: March 22 to March 29, 2023
- Voting and Annual General Meeting: April 12, 2023
2023-2024 Board Nominees
Constitutional Amendments
Constitutional Amendments
OPIRG McMaster Proposed Amendments
Constitutional Amendments to Approve or Reject
Changes Not Approved at Provincial PIRG
Changing “may” to “will” reinforces the requirement to replace vacancies on the board
Article 4.3
4.3 Vacancies on the Board of Directors, however caused, may [will] so long as a quorum of Directors remain in office, be filled from among the members of OPIRG McMaster. Such appointed Directors shall hold office until the end of the term of the replaced Director, and shall have the same rights and responsibilities as duly elected Directors.
Changing “may” to “will” here, consistent with the change in Article 4.3.
Article 4.4
4.4 Directors may receive, at the discretion of the Board, up to four consecutive months leave of absence from the Board. A Director may not receive leave for consecutive terms, and may not receive more than one leave in a one year term. The Board may [will] appoint interim Directors in order to fill vacancies made by Director’s leaves.
Need to capture correct language to bring this in line with legal definition (i.e. 2/5ths of the board): Proposal: removing mention of a specific number and adding that two-fifths of the board must remain after a meeting starts with a quorum.
5.4 In the event that a Board meeting begins with quorum, and because of the departure of one or more of the Directors quorum is lost, the Directors who remain, provided they are not less than two-fifths of the board of directors, may continue to transact the business of the meeting.
Article 5.4
5.4 In the event that a Board meeting begins with quorum, and because of the departure of one or more of the Directors quorum is lost, the Directors who remain, provided they number at least three, provided they are not less than two-fifths of the board of directors, may continue to transact the business of the meeting.