FICS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE ELECTIONS

Membership: Chapter II, Article 3: Categories of Members

National Chiropractic Sports Councils or Associations (NCSCs) and Regional Chiropractic Sports Councils (RCSCs).

An NCSC is a recognised organisation established within a FICS recognised country, Chapter II, Article 4 (Clause 4.1) that has a reciprocal membership agreement with FICS.

An RCSC is a FICS established sports council within a FICS recognised country, or group of countries Chapter II, Article 4 (Clause 4.1), where a recognised NCSC cannot be established due to country legal or political restrictions, or there is not an existing recognised FICS member. An RCSC committee nominated from the RCSC’s members has operational control over the running of the RCSC while all financial and administrative functions are provided by FICS.

Eligibility – Chapter III, Article 8.2.1

To be eligible to serve on the ExCo as a Regional Representative, a candidate must be a member in good standing of an NCSC/RCSC ordinary member. The following are the recommended candidate selection criteria:

1. The candidate has served as a member of FICS EMT for at least one (1) year; or
2. The candidate has served as a FICS Commission Chair for at least two (2) years or a Commission Member for at least three (3) years; or
3. The candidate has served as an active member of their NCSC/RCSC for at least three (3) years.

The corresponding geographical area shall elect their Primary Regional Representative and a Secondary Regional Representative before the General Assembly.

The corresponding region shall elect their representative and an alternate before the General Assembly.

The selection of the representative is the responsibility of the NCSC, which may choose their representative in accordance with the NCSC’s own internal procedures.

Article 8    The Executive Council and Officers

In accordance with the FICS Statutes, at the Members’ General Assembly, every two years, the NCSC/RCSC elect candidates to represent the interests of their region on the FICS Executive Council.

Candidates standing for election are put forward by their regional NCSC/RCSC and are presented to the regional NCSC/RCSC Presidents at a forum held 6 months before the Members’ General Assembly.

Chapter III Article 8.1.1 of the FICS Statutes.

The ExCo shall be comprised of ten (10) Regional Representatives of NCSC/RCSC ordinary members in good standing elected by and representing world geographical areas, and a President, as follows:

• President
• Africa – one (1)
• Asia – one (1)
• Eastern Mediterranean – one (1)
• Europe – three (3)
• Latin America – one (1)
• North America – two (2)
• Pacific – one (1)

There can only be one geographical area Regional Representative from each individual country serving on the ExCo.

The individual NCSC/RCSC’s, which make up a region, will send out a call for expression of interest or nominate a representative to be appointed to represent the region on the FICS Executive Council. The appointment of this person is for a four-year term and will act as the liaison between FICS and the region.

Contact your local NCSC if you are interested to find out more. https://fics.sport/membership-ncsc/

If a region reaches out to FICS to assist with the nomination of a suitable candidate, FICS will advertise to all members within that region any upcoming elections at the start of any election year.  Interested candidates are encouraged to approach their NCSC/RCSC to discuss endorsing their nomination.

An endorsed application will be considered more competitive by the NCSC Presidents within the region that you wish to support. Nominations are submitted to FICS admin along with a letter of support.

Application Process. 

1. If any region has any last-minute nominations, you have just under two weeks to have them submitted to FICS admin before the advertised close of nominations. No later applications are considered.
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2. If a region only has one nomination, these candidates will be accepted as the nominated regional rep if no objections are lodged about the candidate’s suitability or no new candidates are submitted. If an NCSC objects to or has concerns about a candidate’s suitability, they will be asked to lodge an official email from their NCSC president outlining the reason for the objection and as much detail as possible to allow the FICS nominating committee the opportunity to validate your concern.
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3. More than one candidate for the same region. 
   1. FICS will oversee an official online voting system for the region NCSC/RCSC presidents to vote for their preferred candidate to be put forward for that region.
   2. Only the region NCSC presidents will be able to vote for their preferred rep.
   3. This ballot will open on the nominated date providing NCSC/RCSC two weeks to cast their vote for their preferred representative.

On or before the nominated date all candidates for the regional rep positions are to be finalised.

1. FICS will notify all candidates of the result
2. Results sent to the NCSC/RCSC presidents
3. The outgoing FICS Regional Rep will organise a meeting with the incoming candidate to discuss the position and provide a handover.
4. FICS will invite successful candidates to attend the FIC ExCo meeting as an observer.
5. All candidates are to be ratified at the Members General Assembly.