
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Oakland Marriott, CA
Jewett Ballroom
Registration will
be open from 7:30 AM to
8:45 AM; those that are not registered by
8:45
AM will not be eligible to vote!
Rule Change Proposals posted on the
Rule Change
Proposals page

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you have a change in your League Board Officers,
it is
imperative you file notice with the CYSA State Office. Credential check
at the Annual General
Meeting (AGM), January 27th, in
Oakland CA.,
will require
you to have the most current League
Board Officers
on File with CYSA.
This form is due into the CYSA State Office
no later
than January 17th,
2008
If you have any questions please contact
Cindy
Pimentel

VOTING
CYSA Constitution and Bylaws Section 1:07:04
states: “Each affiliated league,
each of its registered teams, and each member of the Board of
Directors shall be entitled to one (1) vote. Voting shall be
restricted to those affiliated leagues and their registered teams
which have been registered during the current season. Voting
by proxy shall not be allowed and only those members of record, in
good standing, shall be entitled to voting privileges. No
person shall cast more than one (1) vote, regardless of his/her
affiliation with league(s), team(s) and/or as a member of the Board
of Directors. The Chairman of this Association shall cast a
vote only in the case of a tie.”
Registration Procedures
The following describes the voting procedures for the
California Youth Soccer Association Annual General Meeting.
The procedures are based on the CYSA’s Constitution and Bylaws,
California law, Robert’s Rules of Order, and established practice.
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The State and
District Registrars doing credential checks and registration will
insure that the person:
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Attempting to
register as a league representative is eligible to be the
league's representative by comparing the league affiliation
form of record with the person's name as proved by a means of
identification bearing the person's picture.
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Attempting to
register, as a team representative is one of the following:
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A team official
duly registered and rostered to the team as shown as
proven by a means of identification bearing the person's
picture.
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The parent of a
player duly registered and rostered to the team as proved
by a means of identification bearing the person's picture.
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If the parent
or guardian for any reason has a different last name
than the registered and rostered player, such parent or
guardian will be registered to vote as a team
representative only if they present a copy of the 1601
form showing their signature and a means of
identification bearing their picture
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A player over
the age of 18 years that is duly registered and rostered
to the team as proved by a means of identification bearing
the person's picture.
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Attempting to
register as a member of the board of Directors is a member of
the Board of Directors.
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At the time of
registration, the person determined to be eligible to vote
pursuant to the procedures stated in number 1 shall have affixed a
wristband similar to those used by hospitals that may be removed
only by cutting it.
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The area in which the
AGM is held will be divided so that those eligible to vote are
distinctly segregated from those not eligible to vote and that the
means of entering and leaving the eligible to vote area shall be
supervised so that only those entitled to vote as shown by the
wristband will be allowed in and out of the voting area.
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Only eligible voters are entitled to
speak and address the assembly at the appropriate times throughout
the Annual general Meeting. All persons may address the assembly
when the Good of the Game agenda item is called time permitting.