Update+on+ANC+nominations+process,+20+November+2007



=Update on ANC nominations process=


 * 20 November 2007**

The process of nominations for the ANC National Executive Committee enters its next stage this week, as ANC provinces convene provincial nominations conferences to consolidate branch nominations. The ANC Women's League and Youth League will be holding national meetings to consolidate nominations from their structures.

Nominations from provinces and the leagues need to be submitted to the Electoral Commission by Monday 26 November 2007.

Since the beginning of October, ANC branches have been convening general meetings of membership to make nominations for each of the six Officials' positions and 60 additional NEC members.

These nominations have been sent in sealed envelopes to the provincial offices, where they will be opened in the presence of members of the Electoral Commission.

The Provincial Nominations Conferences, which are also referred to in some provinces as Provincial General Councils (PGCs), will meet to decide on these nominations. The composition of these conferences will reflect the province's representation to the National Conference.

The meetings will also discuss proposals for amendments to the ANC Constitution. Delegates will also deliberate on draft resolutions coming from the June ANC National Policy Conference and subsequent discussions in ANC structures.

The Electoral Commission and an independent electoral agency will manage the voting and nominations procedures with administrative support from the province.
 * PROCESS AT PROVINCIAL NOMINATIONS CONFERENCE**

For each of the six Officials' positions, the four people who received most branch nominations will be presented as possible provincial nominees, and the merits of each candidate will be debated. A name may be added to a ballot with the support of 25% of delegates. Delegates will choose the provincial nominee for each position by secret ballot.

In the case of the additional NEC members, the 60 nominees who received the most branch nominations will automatically become the provincial nominees for NEC. Proposals for changes to the list may be made if supported by more than 50% of delegates.

The dates for Provincial Nominations Conferences are as follows:
 * SCHEDULE OF PROVINCIAL CONFERENCES**


 * North West : 23 November 2007
 * Mpumalanga : 23 November 2007
 * Free State : 23-24 November 2007
 * Eastern Cape : 23-24 November 2007
 * Western Cape : 24 November 2007
 * Northern Cape : 24 November 2007
 * Limpopo : 24 November 2007
 * KwaZulu Natal : 24-25 November 2007
 * Gauteng : 25 November 2007

The national meetings of the leagues, which will take the form of extended NEC meetings, are scheduled as follows:


 * Youth League : 21-22 November 2007
 * Women's League : 26 November 2007

The Electoral Commission will then consolidate all provincial nominations lists. The Commission will approach the individuals who have been nominated to establish whether they accept or decline nomination, and then circulate the consolidated nominations' list.


 * Issued by African National Congress**


 * For more information contact:**
 * Smuts Ngonyama on 082 994 2112 or**
 * Tiyani Rikhotso on 079 879 7974**


 * From: [|http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pr/2007/pr1120.html]**

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