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CONSTITUTION OF MUSIC COMPOSERS’ ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
As on 16-04-2019
B. - Nominations of Executive Committee Members

(a) Nominees shall be Members of the Association and shall be proposed by one other
member entitled to vote and seconded by another member entitled to vote in the
prescribed form.

(b) Nominations shall be in writing on a form approved by the Executive Committee, shall
be signed by the nominee and his nominators and shall be returned to the Returning
Officer not later than 7 days before the Annual General Body Meeting.

C. - Qualification to stand for Election to the Executive Committee
(a) All Nominees as in (B) above, shall have to their credit following number of released
works so as to be able to stand for elections to the Executive Committee :

(i) For Film Category 25 songs or background music in 25 Films
(ii) For Advertisement Category 500 commercials
(iii) For TV Category 20 programs
(iv) For Non-Film Category 50 works

(b) All Nominees as in (B) above, shall be a member in good standing as on the date of filing
his/her Nomination.
D. - Election of Executive Committee Members

(a) All Office Bearers (Officers) and the Executive Committee members shall be elected for
a period of 3 years. Elections shall be held every 3 years
(b) If there are no more nominations than there are vacancies for a position, the returning
officer shall declare the nominated person or persons elected to the position.

(c) If more nominations are received than there are the number of vacancies for the position,
he shall have ballot papers printed and delivered to him containing the names of the
candidates, the manner in which votes shall be recorded and the date and time of the
closing of the ballot.

He shall be responsible for the safe custody of the ballot papers.
He shall initial every ballot paper prior to distribution but shall not otherwise mark it.

He shall control a ballot box provided for the reception of ballot papers and he shall see
that the said box is empty immediately prior to the opening of the voting and thereupon
seal the said box and ensure that it remains sealed until the time fixed for the closing of
the ballot.

(d) Each voter shall record his vote by marking a tick { } on the name of any candidate for
whom he wants to vote and shall enclose his completed paper in the envelope provided
and seal the same and shall thereupon deliver same to the Returning Officer.

(e) At the time fixed for the counting of the ballot the Returning Officer shall open the ballot
box in the presence of the candidates and count all the votes cast. It is not compulsory
that a candidate need to be present at such time.

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