{"id":14034,"date":"2025-11-05T22:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2025-11-05T22:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T22:54:06","slug":"clarifications-on-current-polls-extended-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/clarifications-on-current-polls-extended-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarifications on Current Polls & Extended Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear IAVCEI Members,
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Several questions have been raised regarding the polls announced in the 3’25\u00a0newsletter (https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/newsletter<\/a>). We recognise that some information may not have been sufficiently visible, so we would like to provide the key clarifications below and ensure all members are fully informed.
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In the light of this, the deadline for the current polls (not the ongoing elections) has been extended to:
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Friday, 21 November at 12:00 am Central European Time<\/strong>
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Communication of Polls<\/strong>
We try to limit emails and normally share updates through our quarterly newsletter, which includes a clickable table of contents for easy navigation. Polls are also posted across our five social media channels (Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X). Based on feedback, we will improve visibility for future polls, including more direct email reminders for important topics.
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Poll 1 \u2013 Amendment to \u00a77 (Statutes & By-Laws)
<\/strong>Polls do not require a quorum, as per Statutes \u00a710.8, \u00a711.1 and \u00a711.4 (https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/statutes-and-by-laws<\/a>).
A two-thirds majority of valid votes is required for approval and implementation.
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Poll 2 \u2013 Membership Fees & Waivers
<\/strong>Fee waivers are intended to support members during financial difficulty for up to four years.
After four years, we hope members will be able to transition to self-supported membership, but requests will continue to be assessed case by case, with flexibility for exceptional circumstances.
A \u201cDonate to IAVCEI\u201d option is now available so donors can directly support membership fees for those in need (https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/donation-form<\/a>).
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Poll 3 \u2013 Presidential Terms
<\/strong>There are currently no term limits for members of the Executive Committee with the exception of the President. This is also valid for other elected roles as members of leadership teams of commissions and networks. Members may serve multiple terms if elected. The proposal aims to align election rules even for the President \u00a0with this existing practice.
The Advocating Committee (https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/award-and-advocating-committees<\/a>) \u00a0ensures that elections are open, inclusive and fair, and also helps identify potential EC candidates (Statutes \u00a78).
If a President is re-elected, the \u201cPast President\u201d Advisory Board seat remains vacant\u2014similar to the Past-Secretary-General role, which only applies in the first year of a new Secretary-General\u2019s term (Statutes \u00a79.3).
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Thank you for your engagement and for helping to ensure an informed voting process. We encourage all members to participate before the new deadline.
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Best regards,
The IAVCEI Executive Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear IAVCEI Members,\u00a0Several questions have been raised regarding the polls announced in the 3’25\u00a0newsletter (https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/newsletter). We recognise that some information may not have been sufficiently visible, so we would like to provide the key clarifications below and ensure all members…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":446,"ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_meta_fields_payment-items":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14034","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-14 11:59:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iavceivolcano.org\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}