3.1 Proposed Amendments to By-Law and/or Policies
.1 Notice of proposed amendments to the By‑law and/or Policies of ALLIANCE Hockey must be made by registered mail or
electronic mail to the Executive Director not later than forty-five (45) days in advance of the Annual Meeting. All proposed
amendments may only be submitted by the MEMBERSHIP as defined in Policy 1.0 Membership Registry. The Executive
Director shall, in turn, notify, by mail or equivalent, all members of the proposed amendments at least thirty (30) days prior
to the Annual Meeting.
3.2 Non-Withdrawal of Proposed Amendments
.1 Any amendments placed before the Annual Meeting, provided that they are not contrary to OHF and/or HC rules, must be
voted upon and may not be withdrawn from the meeting unless the person who proposed the amendments requests
withdrawal or puts forward a motion to defer the proposed amendments.
3.3 Two-Thirds (2/3’s) Vote Required for By-Law Amendments
.1 Amendments or changes to the By-Law may be made only at the Annual Meeting by a two‑third's (2/3's) vote of the
members voting. Notwithstanding Policies 3.1 and 3.2, the giving of notice provided therein may be waived at the Annual
Meeting by a 2/3’s majority vote.
3.4 Majority Vote Required to Amend Policies
.1 Amendments or changes to the Policies may be made only at an Annual Meeting based on a majority of eligible votes being
cast in favour.
.2 Any changes to the Hockey Canada By-Laws and/or Regulations and/or the OHF By-Laws and/or Regulations, which are
more stringent than those of the ALLIANCE, will be adopted and implemented for the current playing season effective on
the date identified by either HC or the OHF. These changes must be reflected in the ALLIANCE Manual of Operations.
3.5 Classification Categories
.1 On questions concerning changes or additions that refer only to specific classification categories, only registered voting
delegates from those classification categories shall be eligible to vote.
3.6 Changes to By-Laws, Policies During Playing Season
.1 Notwithstanding Policies 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 of ALLIANCE Hockey Policies, the giving of notice provided therein may be waived
at any Board of Directors meeting by a two-third (2/3) majority vote of the voting Directors present at the meeting.
.2 The Board of Directors may, at the request of the Representative Council and Recreational Council, make amendments to
the By-laws and Policies of ALLIANCE Hockey which will be effective until the next Annual Meeting of ALLIANCE Hockey.
.3 Such a motion would require two readings and approvals at the Representative Council and Recreational Council meetings
at least one (1) month apart to provide an opportunity for discussion by all members.
.4 All amendments to the By-laws and Policies made by the Board of Directors must be ratified at the next Annual Meeting of
the Association.
3.7 Election of Board of Directors
.1 All nominations for ALLIANCE Board of Directors positions must be submitted in writing to the ALLIANCE Executive Director no
later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting.
.2 Each registered voting delegate must be present. Each voting delegate will individually place their ballot in the ballot box provided.
.3 If the position of President, Senior Vice-President, Regional Vice-President, Chair of the Representative or Chair of Recreational
Council is vacated prior to the election year, an election for the vacant position shall be held at the next Annual Meeting, and this
position shall be held for a one (1) year term.
.4 Each of the positions of President, Senior Vice President, Regional Vice President, Chair of the Representative Council and Chair
of the Recreational Council must be elected on a separate ballot and must gain a majority of fifty percent (50%) plus one (1) of
the votes cast.
.5 For each of the positions referred to in By-Law Article 6.1, if no winner is declared on the first ballot, the candidate with the fewest
number of votes will be eliminated from the second ballot and so on, until a candidate obtains the votes necessary for election
to office.
3.8 Ballots
.1 Each registered voting delegate must be present and will individually place their ballot in the ballot box provided.
.2 Each registered voting delegate may only cast one (1) vote per voting round for the candidates running for the position of
President.
.3 Each registered voting delegate may only cast one (1) vote per voting round for the candidates running for the position of Senior
Vice President.
.4 Each registered voting delegate may only cast one (1) vote per voting round for the candidates running for the position of Vice
President for their Region.
.5 Each eligible association may only cast one (1) vote per voting round for the position of Representative Council Chair.
.6 Each eligible association may only cast one (1) vote per voting round for the position of Recreational Council Chair.
3.9 Election Results
.1 The results of the election for office in the ALLIANCE will be listed in a prominent place immediately following the elections.
The results will be available upon written request to the Executive Director of the ALLIANCE.