NFU elections 2010 - how the elections will work

Under NFU rules, president Peter Kendall and his deputy Meurig Raymond will need 75 per cent of the vote to retain their positions as they have already served four years.

• In the president vote, if Mr Kendall secures less than 75 per cent of the vote AND Mr Mead fails to secure 50 per cent, Mr Kendall will be eliminated. New nominations will be invited (others in attendance apart from Mr Mead could step forward) and the election will be re-run, until a 50 per cent majority is secured.
• In the four-way deputy president race, successive votes will take place, with the lowest scoring candidate eliminated, until Mr Raymond has secured 75 per cent or a challenger more than 50 per cent. If Mr Raymond reaches the last two, the same rules will apply as in the president vote (see above).
• Tings are more straightforward in the potentially 10-way vice president election. The lowest scoring candidate will be eliminated in each round until somebody secures more than 50 per cent of the vote.

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