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Notice of the meetings shall be circulated by EmaiI/courier or by
proper letter head format with Fellowship symbol with the details of
agenda. Detailed programme if any, can be circulated in 10 days prior
to the meeting in the case of General Assembly & District Governing
Body. Once the circular is issued and or posted, then it shall deemed
to have been served on the members.
All notices for the meetings, circulars, letters and correspondences
will be issued under the signature of the District Secretary or under
his Instructions as the case may be.
If any member of the District SGF Governing Body fails to attend
three consecutive meetings without assigning valid reasons is liable
to be debarred from the District Governing Body.

15. Elections
A. i) The District SGF Governing Body shall decide and notify
the schedule of election and shall also appoint a Returning Officer to
conduct the elections. But no such person shad be appointed as
Returning Officer who himself is a candidate for being elected to for
any of the positions.
ii) The Election notification should be sent to members at
least 30 days in advance of the election date.
iii) The election shall be either by Show of hand or by secret
ballot. The mode of voting shall be decided by the District SGF
General Assembly depending upon the necessity and wishes of the
members, before commencement of the election.
iv) Each delegate member of the District SGF Assembly shall
have the right to exercise a single non-transferable vote.
v) Only a bona fide member (whose subscription is paid in
case of direct members or through the District/Guild SGF up to the
year 31st March, prior to the year of election) shall be eligible to
contest and vote for the election.
VI) Age limit - All key post at every level should not be
occupied by a person of above 70years age. While nominating for any
post or election he/she should be within 67years of age.A candidate
who gets simple majority shall be declared elected by the Returning
Officer.
i) If two or more candidates get the same number of votes, then the
candidate will be elected by the Returning officer by a draw of lot.
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