On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, at 02:30 [=GMT+0900], Adam Peake wrote:

> >Nominees for Executive Committee:

> >EU Region:
> >    Iliya Nickelt-Czycykowsk, Virtueller Ortsverein der SPD
> >    [seconded, not yet accepted]

> It's late and Iliya has not replied to accept or decline his nomination.
>
> I would like to nominate myself for election to the EC from the EU
> region.  I live and work in Japan, but am a citizen of the UK.

> I don't believe there is a rule against self-nominations.
> I don't believe we require nominations to be seconded.
> We have no rules about residence, etc.
>
> I hope this will be OK.

Whether or not it is necessary, I second this nomination. In the past
self-nomination was OK, IIRC.

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Marc