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Quote:There seems to be some misunderstanding about how the SGM will operate. The final outcome will be to vote on whether a new Constitution for Chess Scotland should be accepted. During the pre-amble to that vote, each Section will be briefly discussed and any proposed changes voted on. Such proposed change(s) to a Section need to be formally proposed and seconded, as required under the current Constitution. Any proposed amendments should be sent in writing (email) to both Andy Howie AND Jim Webster by 9 pm on Monday 6th July so they can made available to the membership. If an amendment is carried then that becomes part of the new Constitution that will be voted on at the end of the meeting.
How can those unable to attend the SGM vote for or against the constitution when they don't know what the final version is going to be?
Surely any amendments should be voted on and there should be a separate meeting after everyone has the chance to review a finalised version?
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Referring to 16.2 in the proposed new constitution..
16.2. To be eligible to represent Scotland in any international competition, a person must be:
16.2.1. a member of Chess Scotland currently registered as Scottish (‘SCO’) with the World Chess Federation (‘FIDE’), and
16.2.2. Able to satisfy any other criteria (including age and rating limits) set by the organisers of the tournament concerned.
and with regard to Fide rated competitions in Scotland...
Does that mean that a strong European player on a short working secondment could join a Scottish club, become a CS member, play a Fide rated event such as a congress or the Richardson and accordingly become eligible to represent Scotland at international level?
If so, I find that very worrying.
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Jim,
If the player is from outwith Scotland and is not Fide rated, he/she would not have to apply for a transfer, he/she will be listed as SCO.
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Jim
Regarding Robin’s example of a strong European player on a tour.
The implication of the foregoing seems to be that Chess Scotland could and might ‘deal with it’ by selecting them!
Dougie said in response to my question:
“That's right. Once you have obtained a SCO code you have eligibility.”
The constitution says it, and the explanatory document says it.
Is it the aim that CS committees should simply ‘deal with’ everything and the purpose of the constitution (at least as far as the eligibility questions are concerned) is to give them complete flexibility?
