A NEW MANDATE
An Extraordinary Convention is called when the union needs new elected authority before the normal four-year term ends.
An Extraordinary Convention is called when the union needs new elected authority before the normal four-year term ends.
It prevents a temporary caretaker body or an appointed replacement from governing for the rest of the term without a fresh decision from members.
The clearest case is a successful no-confidence vote at the Mid-Term Accountability Conference. The Constitution may identify other objective situations that also require an early Convention.
The trigger must be clear so that neither the outgoing Executive nor Convention Council can choose an early election merely for political convenience.
Convention Council organizes the notice, delegate process, documents, agenda and elections. It normally completes that work within six months after no confidence.
Because Regional Presidiums form Council, preparation does not belong to the Executive that has just lost its mandate.
The delegate process follows the same democratic rules as an ordinary Convention, with only the timetable shortened where necessary. Locals remain the source of nominations and representation.
An emergency is not a reason to abandon democratic legitimacy. It is the reason to restore it quickly.
Delegates elect a new Provincial Executive and make the decisions needed within the announced agenda. They may address the cause of the crisis when the Constitution gives them that authority.
The Convention cannot be used as a blank cheque for unrelated changes hidden inside an urgent meeting.