Elections

We are proud to be a fan-owned club, and the ultimate decision makers are the people Dons Trust members elect to the Dons Trust Board. We are pleased to say that we have 12 candidates standing to look to fill the 8 vacant places, so there will be a contested election.

The candidates are:

Martin Drake – Manifesto

Alex Folkes – Manifesto

Ivor Heller – Manifesto

Simon Hood – Manifesto

Simon Howson-Green – Manifesto

James Longhurst – Manifesto

James MacDonald – Manifesto

Sean McLaughlin – Manifesto

Graeme Price – Manifesto

Adam Procter – Manifesto

Dominic Proctor – Manifesto

Ian Robinson – Manifesto

The Board’s intention is that all elected members will serve for three years, with one third retiring each year.  However, because in the past some appointments have been for shorter periods, some members have stood down before their terms ended, and last year there were too few candidates to fill the vacancies, this year there will be a mixture of 1-, 2-, and 3-year positions to be filled,.  This will enable three year appointments to be the norm in future.  As such, the 4 candidates who receive the most votes will be elected for 3 year terms, the candidate who places 5th will serve a 2 year term and the other 3 successful candidates will serve for 1 year.

The current plan for the remaining dates is as follows:

Ballot deadline: Tuesday 3rd December

The Elections Steering Group also encourages fans or fan groups to organise hustings and other events where the candidates can meet and talk to DT members. It is hoped that at least one of these will be arranged; the “9 Yrs” podcast is currently looking to organise an event.  If you are also interested in holding such an event or getting involved, please get in touch!

We also welcome anyone who wishes to support the work of the Elections Steering Group. For this or any election related question, please contact me: Matthew Breach, Elections Steering Group Chair, via:  elections@thedonstrust.org . The current membership of the ESG also includes Dave Growns, Julian Edwards and Tim Hillyer plus our independent scrutineer, Neil Springate, and a representative from the DT Secretariat, George Jones.