2020/21 International Elections

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It is again time for the International Elections, one of the most participative processes in our Movement. It is the right and duty of all eligible clubs to take part in the election process.

Eligible Voting Clubs

  • Voting privileges are granted to clubs that meet the following requirements:
    • Are in good standing and with minimum of 15 club members during last 3 semesters (or those that have been granted an exemption from this minimum requirement)
    • Have provided IHQ will a valid email address for the Club President or approved representative
  • More information on voting eligibility is available in Guidelines 409, 410 & 411 of the  International Constitution.

Terms & Conditions

Voters must carefully read the terms and conditions of the International Election. You will be asked to accept the terms and conditions after logging into the voting portal.

Online Voting

The 2020/21 International Elections of Y’s Men International will be conducted online using technology called Invote, a solution developed and fully managed by Scytl (https://invote.scytl.com/).

  • Secure credential delivery
    • Voters obtain their login and password to access the voting portal after completing a secure two-step authentication process
  • Vote encryption
    • Every digital ballot is encrypted in the voter’s device so that no one can tamper with it before it reaches the ballot box
  • Secure tallying
    • The virtual ballot box is mixed so that no vote can be matched with its voter, not even by election administrators
  • Verification receipt
    • Voters obtain an anonymised confirmation code that will allow them to verify that their vote was actually counted in the final tally.

Please read the voting instructions carefully before voting.
Club Presidents (or approved representatives) must use the email address provided to IHQ to receive the voting code.

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Can’t get a voting code?

Club Presidents (or approved representatives) must use the email address provided to IHQ to receive the voting code.

If you are not receiving a voting code:

  • Check that your club is on the list of eligible voting clubs.
  • Check with your Regional Director or Regional Office, or login to Portalbuzz, to verify the email address that was provided to IHQ.
  • If you have confirmed your eligibility and verified which address has been registered but still having difficulty:
    • Manually type the complete address into both fields and then click ‘get voting code’. You can also copy/paste into both fields if you take care to ensure there are no extra spaces before or after the address.
      • Avoid allowing the browser to autofill those fields as this can be the cause of some problems.
    • Once the code is received, enter the code into the required field, avoiding any extra spaces before or after the code.
      • Take care if copy/pasting as this can include unwanted spaces in the code.

If these checks are complete and you are still unable to obtain a voting code, contact us on the Election Enquiry Form.

Candidates

International President Elect (IPE)

Candidates were nominated by the International Council from names submitted by Regional Directors on behalf of each Region and by the Nominating Committee.

The final three candidates for International President Elect 2021/22 are:

KOODATHINALIL CHACKO, Samuel

Club: Bangalore (India)
South India Region, India Area

Nominated by South India & Central India Regions.

ONG, Keng-Wan Edward

Club: Singapore Alpha Chapter (Singapore)
Southeast Asia Region, Asia Pacific Area

Nominated by Southeast Asia Region.

STIVERS-APIKI, Robert “Bobby”

Clubs: Kaimuki & Hilo (USA)
Hawaii Region, United States Area

Nominated by Hawaii & North Atlantic Regions.

International Council Members (ICM)

Africa Area

This year Africa Area will elect one (1) person to serve as:

  • Area President Elect/International Council Member Elect
    • 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022
  • Area President/International Council Member
    • 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2024.

Two (2) candidates for one (1) seat have been nominated and they have accepted to stand for election:

AJOMALE, Afolabi Abiodun

Club: Ikeja (Nigeria)
Africa Northwest Region

DILLI JATAU, Victor Basom

Club: Kaduna (Nigeria)
Africa Northwest Region
Asia Pacific Area

This year Asia Pacific Area will elect one (1) person to serve as:

  • Area President Elect/International Council Member Elect
    • 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022
  • Area President/International Council Member
    • 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
  • Past Area President/International Council Member
    • 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024

Two (2) candidates for one (1) seat have been nominated and they have accepted to stand for election:

DE SILVA, Punchi Hewage Prasantha Clarence Lakdasa

Club: Young Moratuwa (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Region

SHEN, Chi-Ming (Charming)

Club: Taipei-Downtown (Taiwan)
Taiwan Region
Europe Area

This year Europe Area will elect one (1) person to serve as:

  • Area President Elect/International Council Member
    • 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022
  • Area President/International Council Member
    • 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023

Two (2) candidates for one (1) seat have been nominated and they have accepted to stand for election:

KARRO-SELG, Piia

Club: Pärnu (Estonia)
Finland/Balticum Region

MOELGAARD, Villy

Club: Aalborg III (Denmark)
Denmark Region
India Area

This year India Area will elect three (3) persons to serve as:

  • International Council Member Elect
    • 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022
  • International Council Member
    • 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2024

In accordance with the India Area rotation policy, the three (3) seats are divided equally among the following Regions:

  • Mid West India
  • South India
  • South West India

 

Mid West India Region Candidates

Two (2) candidates for one (1) seat have been nominated and they have accepted to stand for election:

ALAPPATT, Joy

Club: Airapuram (India)
Mid West India Region

IYOCHAN CHETTUPARAMBIL, Raju

Club: Trippunithura (India)
Mid West India Region
South India Region Candidates

Three (3) candidates for one (1) seat have been nominated and they have accepted to stand for election:

K.M., Kailasam

Club: Gobichettipalayam (India)
South India Region

RAJUBETTAN, Subramani

Club: Coonoor (India)
South India Region

VERGHESE, Anand Jacob

Club: Mylapore (India)
South India Region
South West India Region Candidates

Only one candidate for one seat was nominated, so no election of International Council Member Elect for is needed. Mr Shukur VELIYIL A. BAKER (South West India Region), will serve as International Council Member Elect from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2022 and then as International Council Member from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2024.

VELIYIL A. BAKER, Shukur

Club: Quilon West (India)
South West India Region

International Council Members (ICM)

No ICM/ICM(E) elections are needed in the following Areas:

Canada/Caribbean Area

Mr Brian MINIELLY (Central & Western Canada Region) was elected earlier this year to serve as Area President Elect/International Council Member Elect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2021 and then as Area President/International Council Member from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2023, and therefore election of an International Council Member Elect is not needed at this time.

Brian MINIELLY

Club: Owen Sound (Canada)
Central & Western Canada Region

Korea Area

Only one candidate for one seat was nominated, so no election of Area President Elect/International Council Member for Korea Area is needed. Mr KIM Han-seob (Korea South Region), will serve as Area President Elect/International Council Member from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2022 and then as Area President/International Council Member from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2023.

KIM Han-seob

Club: Kwang Ju Chung Jang (South Korea)
Korea South Region

Latin America Area

Only one candidate for one seat was nominated, so no election of Area President Elect/International Council Member for Latin America Area is needed. Mr Jurandir SOUSA (Brazil Region), will serve as Area President Elect/International Council Member Elect from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2022 and then as Area President/International Council Member from 1 July 2022 until 30 June 2024.

Jurandir SOUSA

Club: Guarulhos (Brazil)
Latin America Region

Latin America Area (Young Member)

Only one candidate for one seat was nominated, so no election of International Council Member (Young Member) for Latin America Area is needed. Miss Nathalia NOVAK (Brazil Region) will serve as International Council Member (Young) 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2023.

Nathalia NOVAK

Club: Guarulhos (Brazil)
Latin America Region

USA Area

Mr Shaju SAM (North Atlantic Region) was elected earlier this year to serve as Area President Elect/International Council Member Elect from 1 July 2020 until 30 June 2021 and then as Area President/International Council Member from 1 July 2021 until 30 June 2023, and therefore election of an International Council Member Elect is not needed at this time.

Shaju SAM

Club: Long Island – New York
North Atlantic Region