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Regulation (2000:654) If The Electoral Assembly At Research Councils

Original Language Title: Förordning (2000:654) om elektorsförsamling vid forskningsråd

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Introductory provisions



section 1 of this Regulation shall apply to the selection of electors, and

electoral assemblies election of members to the boards of

The Swedish Research Council, the councils within the Scientific Council,

the Swedish Council for working life and social issues and

the Swedish Research Council for environment, agriculture and urban planning.



paragraph 2 there shall be one electoral ward for the Swedish Research Council

and topic boards, one for the Swedish Research Council for Social Affairs and

working life as well as one for the Swedish Research Council for environment, agricultural and

urban and regional planning. Each electoral ward shall through elections

appoint the members and personal deputies not nominated by

the Government. The choice relates to the period from the time when

authorities set up to 31 december 2003.



3 § the number of electors shall be 165 for the Swedish Research Council, 54

for the Swedish Council for working life and social issues and 55 for

the Swedish Research Council for environment, agriculture and urban planning.



Electors shall be appointed through election.



Choice of electors



Constituencies



4 § election of electors shall be prepared and conducted within the

constituencies as set out in the annex to this regulation. Within

each constituency is responsible below the specified University to choice

the selectors are implemented.



Constituency 1: Uppsala University

Constituency 2: Lund University

Constituency 3: Stockholm University

Constituency 4: University of Gothenburg

Constituency 5: Umeå University

Constituency 6: Linköping University



The right to vote



section 5 entitled to vote in an electoral college election is the one that



1. is a professor at a university or College,



2. are other teachers at a university or College, if

for employment requires PhD or equivalent

scientific competence,



3. have a job that primarily relate to research at

National Institute for working life, or the Swedish Institute of space physics, or



4. working in an institution of higher education in accordance with the provisions of

Regulation (1986:364) on positions at research councils.



In addition, the right to vote on 1 January 1999 had a

employment in a Research Council or the Council

field and who have a doctoral degree or have

acquired corresponding competencies, if the employment contract was funded by

external funds managed for research purposes by a

University or college.



The right to vote is also required to



1. employment at least half-time,



2. employment for an indefinite period or for a specified period of time, which

not less than two years, and



3. at least forty percent of the work is within

the scope of the Research Council or advice

the choice applies.



At the Swedish University of agricultural sciences is the people

persons entitled to vote, as under Chapter 3. section 2 of the Ordinance (1993:221)

for the Swedish University of agricultural sciences are entitled to vote at the election of the

members of the Faculty Board. In order for a person to be

entitled to vote is also required that at least 40 percent of his

or her work are within the scope of the

Research advice or advice regarding the choice of topic.



section 6 of the Board of Directors of each university or college and

the boards of Directors of the Institute and the Institute for working life

space physics determines which persons according to § 5 shall be

persons entitled to vote.



Number of electors



section 7 of The electoral college to be included in the electoral Assembly of the

The Swedish Research Council shall be elected according to the following table.



Subject number of electors in the Constituency councils

areas of activity



Humanities-1 10

social science 2 10

3 10

4 10

5 6

6 4



Medicine 1 7

2 7

3 10

4 7

5 6

6 4



Natural and 1 13

Engineering Sciences 2 13

3 17

4 13

5 12

6 6



§ 8 The electors included in the electoral Assembly of the

the Swedish Council for working life and Social Affairs shall be selected

as shown in the following table.



Electoral district number of electors



1 10

2 10

3 13

4 9

5 6

6 6



Article 9 of The electoral college to be included in the electoral Assembly of the

the Swedish Research Council for environment, agriculture and urban planning,

be selected according to the following table.



Electoral district number of electors



1 27

2 7

3 7

4 7

5 4

6 3



section 10 for each elector shall have a personal Deputy.



Eligibility



section 11 Selectable as elektor and replacement is the one that is

entitled to vote when the elections are held.



Polling



section 12 of the Board of Directors of the University that, according to paragraph 4 is responsible for

implementation of the election in a constituency determines after consultation with the

other authorities within the constituency on the election shall be held at

meeting or in any other way.



The election shall be conducted in such a way that the secret ballot

is maintained. On the election of Deputies is carried out at the meeting,

However, the election be by acclamation.



paragraph 13 of the Elections shall be held before 15 October 2000.



Voting



section 14 of Each voter shall specify as many names of selectable

people as the number of electors in the constituency. Otherwise, it is

the votes invalid. Each voter shall rank names.



section 15 of the ranked receives a number of votes which decreases by one vote

for each location from the first ranked as equal

many votes as the number of electors in the constituency and to the

last ranked receiving one vote.



Those with the most votes is elected to the electoral college. When multiple

people have received an equal number of votes, the ticket trap

the ruling, if it is necessary to determine which ones are selected.



section 16 since the election of the electors have an appetizer, the

voting for each selector to choose a personal Deputy.

Each voter must enter a name. The one who received the highest number of

votes are elected. When several people have received equal number of votes,

should the ticket tip the scales.



section 17 of the minutes shall be kept of the selection of electors to a

electoral ward. In the minutes shall be included the names of the

chosen electors and deputies.



Extract from the minutes shall be sent to each of the selected

electors and deputies, to universities, colleges and

other authorities in the constituency as well as to

the Organizing Committee for a new regulatory organization for

research funding (the Organizing Committee).



Delegation



section 18 of the cases the Board at a university or college

have to make a decision under this regulation, the Board of Directors may

instruct the President to decide in the place. The same

shall apply to the Director General at the National Institute for working life and

the Director of the Institute of space physics.



Electoral ward



The Nomination Committee



section 19 of the Organising Committee shall determine the manner in which a

electoral Assembly shall appoint the Chairperson and Nomination Committee.

The Organizing Committee shall determine the size of the Nominating Committee.



A Nominating Committee shall have an even gender distribution.



Proposal



section 20 of the Election Committee for the Research Council shall, not later than two weeks

before the election, draw up proposals for members of the Board of

The Swedish Research Council and the councils within the Medical Research Council and

draw up proposals for replacement of the subject thread.



The nominating committees for the Research Council for Social Affairs and

working life and the Swedish Research Council for environment, agricultural and

urban planning, at the latest two weeks before the elections to establish

proposal to the members and alternates of the Board of Directors of the respective

Research Councils.



section 21 of A nomination proposal for members and alternates

shall constitute a representative Assembly in relation to the

the scope of the Research Council or councils within

The Medical Research Council which is to be implemented.



A nomination proposal for members and alternates shall, if

There are no specific reasons, half composed of women

and half of the men.



section 22 of the Electors and their alternates shall immediately be informed

If the nomination proposal.



Election meeting



section 23 of An electoral Assembly election of Directors shall be

at a joint parliamentary session. The Organizing Committee call

and is responsible for the implementation of the parliamentary session.



Is an elector prevented from participating in a meeting, shall

selector report it to the Organizing Committee, which requests the

Deputy to enter in elektorns place.



At a parliamentary session, the Assembly shall designate two persons to

adjust the minutes.



section 24 in the selection meeting, the Nomination Committee's proposal

are presented. Each Member of the electoral Assembly may propose

members and alternates. Since the election of the members

Starter Kit, each Member of the electoral Assembly leave

additional suggestions for replacements.



A choice may relate only to a person who has been taken up in

the Nomination Committee's proposals or proposed at

the sitting.



Choice



Article 25 of the Swedish Research Council's Board of Directors shall consist of thirteen

Members, of which eight are appointed in accordance with this regulation. It shall

be no alternates for the members of the Scientific Council

the Board of Directors.



The electoral college is selected within the scope of

subject councils Humanities-Social Sciences and medicine choose where

its member of the Science Council and the electoral college that

is selected within the scope of Council for natural and

Engineering Sciences elects two members to the Science Council

the Board of Directors.



Then select all the electoral Assembly of the Swedish Research Council

four members of the Board of the Swedish Research Council.



Finally elected seven members to the respective Board for


subject councils of the Scientific Council of the electors who are selected

within the field of activity of the subject of the Council.



section 26, a person who is elected to the Member of the Scientific Council

the Board shall not be a member or Deputy member of the Board of

the advice of the Scientific Council.



A Secretary at the advice of the Scientific Council may

not be a member of the Board of the Swedish Research Council.



paragraph 27 of the boards of the Swedish Research Council for Social Affairs and

working life and the Swedish Research Council for environment, agricultural and

urban planning will both consist of thirteen members, of which

seven members of each Board of Trustees appointed pursuant to this

Regulation.



section 28 a person elected as a member or substitute member of the

the Board of Directors of one of the research councils may not be a Member

or replacement of the Board for any of the other two

Research Councils or the advice of the Scientific Council.



section 29 of the election of members shall be by closed notes.



section 30 a valid ballot paper for the members of the Board of

The Swedish Research Council, elected by electors chosen in

the scope of the subject advice, shall occupy a name

with regard to the scope of each of the Councils

for the Humanities-Social Sciences and medicine and two names

with regard to the scope of Council for natural and

Engineering Sciences.



A valid ballot paper for the members of the Board of

The Medical Research Council which is elected by the entire Assembly of electors

The Swedish Research Council shall occupy four names.



A valid ballot paper for the election of members of the boards of

subject councils of the Scientific Council shall occupy seven names.



A valid ballot paper for the election of members of the Board of

the Swedish Council for working life and social issues as well as for

the Swedish Research Council for environment, agriculture and urban planning,

inclusion of seven names.



section 31 for members are the persons selected whose name appears

on most of the ballot papers. If two or more name appears on

as many ballots shall ticket tip the scales, if needed

to determine which ones are selected.



32 § Since the election of the members have an appetizer, a personal

alternates should be selected for each of the members except in

The Swedish Research Council's Board of Directors. Choice of replacement can be done with

acclamation or vote. The vote shall be

closed notes. A valid ballot shall occupy a name. The

who has obtained the largest number of votes is elected. In the event of a tie

should the ticket tip the scales.



section 33 of the electoral Assembly election, there shall be a

Protocol. The Protocol should the names be included on the selected

members and deputies. The minutes shall be signed by

the Chairman and the two people who have chosen to align

Protocol.



Extract from the minutes shall be sent to each of the selected

members and deputies, to the Organising Committee and

to the Government.



Appeal



34 § election of members of the electoral college, and personal Deputy may

not subject to appeal.



Transitional provisions



2000:654



This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2000 and applies to

until 31 december 2000. The regulation repeals

Regulation (1979:728) if the electoral Assembly at

Research Councils.



Annex



Constituencies in elections by electoral college



This annex sets out under section 4 of the constituencies in the election of

the electoral college.



Constituency 1

Uppsala University

Swedish University of agricultural sciences

Örebro University

Högskolan Dalarna

University of Gävle

Mälardalen University



Constituency 2

Lund University

Växjö University

Högskolan i Halmstad

University of Kalmar

University College of Karlskrona/Ronneby

Högskolan Kristianstad

Malmö University



Constituency 3

Stockholm University

Karolinska institutet

Kungl. Technical high school

University College of dance

Dramatiska institutet

Gotland University

Idrottshögskolan i Stockholm

Arts, crafts and design

Kungl. The school of fine arts

Kungl. The Royal College of music in Stockholm

Stockholm Institute of education

The University College of Opera in Stockholm

Södertörn University College

Swedish National Academy of MIME and acting in Stockholm

The Stockholm School of Economics

National Institute for working life



Constituency 4

University of Gothenburg, Sweden

KARLSTAD University

The University of Borås

University of Skövde

The University of Trollhättan/Uddevalla

Chalmers University of technology



Constituency 5

Umeå University, Sweden

Luleå University of technology

Mitthögskolan

Swedish Institute of space physics



Constituency 6

Linköping University

Jönköping University