FIRST CALL FOR ELECTIONS

According to Article 39, section a) of the Statutes, the election call will be made by the Board of Directors or, if applicable, the managing committee, following the procedure established in these Statutes.

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SECOND APPOINTMENT OF THE ELECTORAL BOARD

In accordance with Article 40.2 of the Statutes, a public draw will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2020, with the presence of a Notary Public, and it will be streamed via the specific portal that will be created on the Club’s website.

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THIRD ELECTORAL CALENDAR AND LOCATION OF THE ELECTIONS

The elections will take place according to the electoral calendar, at the location, time, and date published in this call.

 

FOURTH CONDITIONS TO BE AN ELECTOR

According to Article 37 of the Statutes, to be eligible as an elector, the following conditions must be met:

1. Be of legal age and fully entitled to civil rights.

2. Have been a member for at least one uninterrupted year at the time the elections are called.

3. Not have the membership suspended due to a disqualification sanction imposed by the competent body at the time the elections are called.

4. Not have the membership suspended due to non-payment of dues or contributions at the time the elections are called.

5. Be included in the electoral roll.
    

FIFTH CONDITIONS TO BE A CANDIDATE

According to Article 38 of the Statutes, to be a candidate for president or a member of the Board of Directors, the following conditions must be met:

1. Be of legal age and fully entitled to civil rights.

2. Have been a member for at least one uninterrupted year at the time the elections are called.

3. Not have the membership suspended due to a disqualification sanction imposed by the competent body at the time the elections are called.

4. Not have been involved with the CNB as a player, coach, technician, or employee in the two years preceding the election call.

5. Not have been subject to a very serious disciplinary sanction by the Club in the five years prior to the election call.

6. If the candidate is a current member of the Board of Directors or the managing committee that called the elections, they must have resigned from their position and ceased before the candidacy submission period begins if they wish to stand for re-election.

7. Be included in the electoral roll.

8. Be proclaimed a candidate by the electoral board.
    

SIXTH PROCLAMATION OF A SINGLE CANDIDACY

If only one candidacy is presented or remains valid, the Electoral Board will directly declare it the winner, and upon concluding the electoral process, it will proclaim the candidates elected and suspend the voting act.
 

SEVENTH DESIGNATION OF CANDIDATES AND FORM OF THE CANDIDACY

According to Article 42.2 of the Statutes, the composition of candidacies and presentation requirements will be as follows:

a) Candidacies will be closed and must be voted on as a block.

b) Candidacies must consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 21 members, headed by the candidate for president.

c) Candidacies must be submitted in writing to the electoral board and must contain the following information:

(i) A list of the candidates' names and surnames, along with each candidate's signature, confirming their consent. The candidates must meet the conditions established in Article 38.

(ii) Photocopies of the candidates' membership cards and identification documents, both sides.

(iii) Along with the candidacy, the supporting ballots from members mentioned in point 3 of Article 42 must be submitted. This requires the candidacy to be endorsed with the signatures of at least 5% of the members with voting rights.

d) Candidacies for the Board of Directors of CNB must have a balanced representation of men and women that reflects the gender proportion of the membership. The Electoral Board will make this information public to verify compliance with this requirement. At the time of the election call, the gender proportion of the membership is as follows: Men: 64% / Women: 36%

Positions will be filled through free, direct, in-person, equal, and secret voting by the members of the General Assembly, by majority vote, and with prior submission and acceptance of candidacies.
 

EIGHTH SUPPORT FROM MEMBERS FOR THE CANDIDACY

According to Article 42.3 of the Statutes, candidacy proposals must be submitted in duplicate to the CNB secretariat. The proposals must be endorsed by the signatures of at least 5% of the members with voting rights, with no member being able to support more than one candidacy; otherwise, the supports will be invalidated.

At the time of the election call, the number of members with voting rights, for the purposes of endorsements, is 3,802 members.
 

NINTH ACCREDITATION OF VOTERS

Voter accreditation will be done via the ID or any other public document. The right to participate in the voting act is personal and non-delegable.

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TENTH CLAIMS DURING THE ELECTORAL PROCESS

According to Article 49 of the Statutes, all claims made to the Electoral Board must be filed within a maximum period of three business days from the notification.

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ELEVENTH ELECTORAL ACT

For electoral purposes, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in the city of Barcelona will be considered non-business days. The CNB secretariat's operating hours for submitting electoral documents on business days will be from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. The voting act will take place on December 19, 2020, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. The distribution of the voting tables will be in alphabetical order, determined based on the final electoral roll.