"The NEC elections planned to take place this summer will now go ahead on the following timetable according to sources:
- Friday 10 July 2020, noon – Deadline for candidate statement to be submitted to the ‘candidate portal’
- Saturday 11 July 2020 – CLP, trade union, Labour group and individual young members nominations open
- Sunday 27 September, midnight – CLP, trade union and Labour group nomination deadline
- Monday 19 October 2020 – Ballot dispatch begins
- Thursday 12 November, noon – Ballot closes
- Friday 13 November – Results announced
Local parties will be provided with an online platform to facilitate nominations for the NEC elections, LabourList understands. They will have between July 11th and September 27th, allowing for a ‘trial run’ of the nomination meeting if needed.
The ballot for the nine representatives of local parties (CLPs) will take place by single transferable vote (STV) rather than first past the post as previously.
Local parties will be provided with an online platform to facilitate nominations for the NEC elections, LabourList understands. They will have between July 11th and September 27th, allowing for a ‘trial run’ of the nomination meeting if needed. The platform is likely to be Microsoft Teams, according to NEC rep Alice Perry, as it includes facilities for secret online ballots.
More details of this will be given to the NEC in July, by the new General Secretary David Evans.
Full details of LabourList report
