At the recent remote ASTI Annual Convention*, the following motion was adopted:
“That a postal ballot of eligible electors be held to elect the Vice-President of ASTI to hold office in accordance with rule 114 of the ASTI Rules and Constitution. Such election to be held in accordance with the procedures previously circulated to Annual Convention 2020 and the candidates for which to be the validly nominated candidates for Vice-President of ASTI as of January 31st 2020.”
The election mandated by the terms of this motion was held in recent weeks. The counting of ballots took place on Friday 14th August.
The result of the election was as follows:
Total Poll: 356 votes. – 81.4% turnout.
Spoiled votes: 1
Total valid poll: 355
Candidates:
Geraldine O’Brien 172
Eamon Dennehy 183
As the ballot and count were conducted in accordance with Rule 114 of the ASTI Rules and Constitution and the procedures previously circulated to Remote Annual Convention 2020, Eamon Dennehy is deemed to be duly elected as Vice-President of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland.
Eamon is a teacher of Engineering, Technical Graphics/DCG, LCVP at Heywood Community School in Laois. Eamon has previously held a number of roles in the union, including school steward and branch secretary of Laois ASTI. At the national level, Eamon has served as Standing Committee representative for Region 10 (Carlow, Kildare, Laois) and as a member of the ASTI Education Committee.
* The postponed ASTI Annual Convention due to be held at Easter 2020 took place online on the Zoom platform, in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic, on Friday 24th July.
