2021 AGM Voting & Registration

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

 

All Clubs represented at the AGM must be 2021 BC Athletics Club members in good standing at the time of the Annual General Meeting.

  • All voting delegates must be 2021 members in good standing of BC Athletics at the time of the Annual General Meeting.
  • Voting Delegates & Alternates are appointed and registered by the club president of their club to vote on behalf of the club.
  • Voting Delegates can only be registered with 1 vote unless approved to hold more votes.  
  • Athletics Society/Organization Affiliate Clubs, Athletics Post Secondary (School) Affiliate Clubs, BC Athletics Board members and the BC Athletics Officials Committee carry 1 Vote.
  • Discrepancies in registered club members should be reported to sam.collier@bcathletics.org.
Club/Committee Votes  Voting Delegates
​​Full Club: 5 - 39 members 1 *1
Full Club: 40 - 79 members 2 *2
Full Club: 80 - 119 members 3 *3
Full Club: 120 - 159 members 4 *4
Full Club: 160+ members 5 *5
Athletics Society/Organization Affiliate Club 1 1
Athletics Post Secondary (School) Affiliate Club 1 1
BC Athletics Board of Directors 14 14
BC Athletics Branch Officials Committee 1 1


VOTE DISTRIBUTION:

The following member counts will be updated each Friday leading up to the AGM with a final listing posted on Friday, August 20, 2021 at 12 Noon.  Please check back for your club counts as the number of votes a club receives may increase when higher membership numbers are reached.  If this happens be sure to register additional delegates should the need arise.

2021 BC Athletics Affiliated Club as of 8/20/21
Mbrs. Votes
Achilles International Track & Field Society 19 1
AirBlastoff Lions Athletics BC 55 2
Alberni Valley Track Club 55 2
Athletics Victoria Track and Field Society 82 3
BC Wheelchair Sports Assoc. - Athletics 1 1
Black Jack RC2 12 1
Burnaby Striders Track & Field Club 46 2
Callaghan Valley Sport & Cultural Society 1 1
Campbell River Comets 34 1
Capilano Eagles Running Club 12 1
Chilliwack Track & Field Club 10 1
Coastal Track Club 44 2
Comox Valley Cougars 26 1
Coquitlam Cheetahs 181 5
Cowichan Valley Athletic Club 4 0
East Kootenay Track & Field Club 42 2
Elite Track & Field Academy 10 1
Golden Ears Athletics 114 3
Greyhounds Masters Track & Field Club 104 3
Kajaks Track & Field Club 226 5
Kamloops Ridge Runners 45 0
Kamloops Track & Field Club 269 5
Kelowna Running Club 103 3
Kootenay Chaos Track Club 5 1
Langley Mustangs 311 5
Lions Gate Road Runners 31 1
Mid Island Distance 23 1
Mile2Marathon 16 1
Nanaimo & District Track & Field Club 136 4
New West Spartans Track & Field Club 43 2
NorWesters Track & Field Club 138 4
Ocean Athletics Track & Field Club 433 5
Oceanside Track & Field Club 34 1
Okanagan Athletics Club 259 5
Pacific Road Runners 22 1
Peninsula Track & Field Club 47 2
Penticton Pounders 121 4
Powell River Track Club 2 0
Prairie Inn Harriers Racing Team 39 1
Prince George Road Runners 25 1
Prince George Track & Field Club 233 5
Racewalk West 3 0
Royal City Track & Field Club 137 4
Runsport Victoria Society 1 1
Rupert Runners 1 0
Sea to Sky Athletics 91 3
Semiahmoo Sunrunners 87 3
Simon Fraser University Athletics 51 2
Skeena Valley Runners 17 1
South Surrey Athletics 15 1
Speed Squad Track & Field Club 3 0
Trail Track & Field Club 26 1
Trinity Western University 15 1
UBC Okanagan 15 1
UBC Track & Field Club 15 1
Ultra Throw 13 1
Universal Athletics Club 165 5
UVIC Track Club 22 1
Valley Royals Track & Field Club 147 4
Vancouver Falcons Athletic Club 74 2
Vancouver International Marathon Society 5 1
Vancouver Island Runners' Assoc. 4 1
Vancouver Olympic Club 96 3
Vancouver Thunderbirds 479 5
Vernon Amateur Athletics Association 76 2
Victoria Marathon Society 5 1
Victoria Speed Project 36 1
WC Race Series Society 12 1
West Vancouver Track & Field club 137 4
BC Athletics Board of Directors   14
BC Athletics Officials Committee   1
TOTAL VOTES (Quorum is 32 Votes)   156

 


* Under the new BC Society Act a voting delegate can only be registered with 1 vote. Example: A club with 5 votes must initially register 5 voting delegates. All delegate registrations must be done by Wednesday, August 18, 2021 - 5:00pm. An excepton will be made for clubs to register additional delegates should their membership numbers increase as of Friday, August 20, 2021 to a point where they are eligible for an additional vote.   Once the club has registered the required number of voting delegates it can then have the registered voting delegates who will not be attending the AGM proxy their votes to the club voting delegate(s) who will be attending the AGM.  ​All proxy forms must be received by BC Athletics by Wednesday, August 18, 2021 


Proxy Votes:

Forms must be submitted to the BC Athletics office by Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 5:00pm

Club Proxy Vote Form

  • For clubs wishing to have another BCA affiliated club vote on their behalf at the BC Athletics Annual General Meeting.

  • Club Presidents must complete and submit Club Proxy Vote forms.

  • A registered voting delegate can hold proxy votes for no more than one club. 


 Delegate Proxy Vote Form 

Example 1:  A club holding a total of 4 votes registers 4 voting delegates but only 2 voting delegates will actually be attending the AGM.  The remaining 2 registered voting delegates must complete a Delegate Proxy Vote form each giving their 1 vote to a delegate who will be casting the votes at the AGM.

Example 2:  A club holding 5 votes will register 5 voting delegates.  If only 1 voting delegate will actually cast the votes for the club, 4 of the voting delegates will assign their votes to the one voting delegate using a Delegate Proxy Vote form.

  • Voting delegates can only hold 1 vote when registered for the AGM by their club's president.

  • Clubs holding more than 1 vote, must register 1 voting delegates per votes the club holds.

  • If the club wishes to have 1 individual cast all of the club votes A Delegate Proxy Vote form must be completed by each registered voting delegate who wishes to assign his/her votes over to the voting delegate attending the AGM.  

  • Delegate Proxy Vote forms must be completed by a registered voting delegates.  


Examples:

Clubs with 1 vote only - attending the AGM

  1. Have the club president register one voting delegate ( Club Delegate Registration Form )

Clubs with 1 vote only  - not attending the AGM

  1. Have the club president register one voting delegate ( Club Delegate Registration Form )
  2. Club President proxies vote to another club ( Club Proxy Vote form )

Clubs with multiple votes - attending the AGM

  1. Club president registers one voting delegate for each club vote. (  Club Delegate Registration Form )
  2. Voting Delegates who will not be attending the AGM proxy their votes to the Voting Delegate(s) who will be attending the AGM.  (  Delegate Proxy Vote Form )

Clubs with multiple votes - not attending the AGM

  1. Club president registers one voting delegate for each club vote. (  Club Delegate Registration Form )
  2. Registered voting delegates proxy votes to one registered voting delegate  ( Delegate Proxy Vote Form )
  3. Club president assigns another club to cast their votes at the AGM  (  Club Proxy Vote Form )

 

Delegate Registration and Voting Procedures

  • Delegates  must registered by Wednesday, August 18, 2021.  * See notation below regarding increase in votes per club due to increased membership numbers as of Friday, August 20, 2021
  • Club delegates must be registered by their club President
  • Unattached non-voting delegates register here 
  •  Read through all information before registering delegates.  Rules changed in 2017

Questions? Please contact Sam Collier