{"id":138200,"date":"2025-10-06T20:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/2025-10-18-assemblee-delections\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T19:31:52","slug":"2025-10-18-assemblee-delections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/2025-10-18-assemblee-delections\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-10-18 Election Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"138200\" class=\"elementor elementor-138200 elementor-138181\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b65a51e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b65a51e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69b7580\" data-id=\"69b7580\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f6a10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f6a10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da6fbdd\" data-id=\"da6fbdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722839e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"722839e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Logo_transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-110737\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e89ed0\" data-id=\"2e89ed0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e4f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e4f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n    .highlight {      background-color: yellow;      color: black;    }  <\/style>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Invitation to the Assembly of Elections 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"highlight\">Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"highlight\">GREETING: 9:00 to 10:00 AM<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"highlight\">ON SITE ONLY<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d752fe5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d752fe5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73e6f7d\" data-id=\"73e6f7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e336f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e336f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CRCS Saint-Zotique\u201475 Square Sir George \u00c9tienne Cartier, Montr\u00e9al H4C 3A1<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u2018\u2019DEMOCRATIC IN THOUGHT AND ACTION\u2019\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>In any one year, about half of the A.A. groups are busy electing GSRs and half of all area assemblies are electing qualified delegates to the annual Conference meeting, depending on whether the area is an \u201codd\u201d or \u201ceven\u201d panel. A panel is a numerical designation that refers to a group of delegates elected to begin serving at the General Service Conference in a particular year. The Conference started in 1951 (an odd year, Panel 1) and included 37 delegates. The following year (an even year, Panel 2) there were 38 delegates added. Since then, there have been additional areas added to states and provinces\u2014total count, 93\u2014with about half elected in an odd year and half in an even year. You can look at the table below and easily determine whether your area is odd or even.<\/p><p><em>Extract, The A.A. Service Manual, page 125 2021-2023 Edition<\/em><\/p><p>At the heart of each area is the assembly meeting, where the democratic voice of our Fellowship expresses itself. While each area has the autonomy to conduct its meetings according to its conscience, Concept XII offers the General Warranties of the Conference as the guiding principles to remain democratic in thought and action.<\/p><p><em>Extract, The A.A. Service Manual, page 27 2021-2023 Edition<\/em><\/p><p>Throughout our Conference structure, we ought to maintain at all responsible levels a traditional \u201cRight of Participation,\u201d taking care that each classification or group of our world servants shall be allowed a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge. \u2014 <em>IV <\/em><em>Concept<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><h2>ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE<\/h2><p>Those members eligible to vote in assembly meetings vary by area. Generally speaking, area officers (including the delegate), GSRs and DCMs each have a vote. Some areas also allow the chairs of the area committees to vote. Alternates for GSRs and DCMs typically vote only if the regular DCM or GSR is not present.<\/p><p><em>Extract, The A.A. Service Manual, page 29 2021-2023 Edition<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p>Your presence is important, thank you in advance for your participation in this democratic exercise in thought and action.<\/p><p><strong>A translation service is available in French and in English.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>NOTE 1: <\/strong>A publications booth will be available on site. We now have a <strong>card terminal <\/strong>for direct payments \u2014 <strong>no need to bring cash.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>NOTE 2: Translation service <\/strong>available <strong>in French and English.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Lucien J., Area 87 Chairperson<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdd89a elementor-widget elementor-widget-pdfjs_viewer\" data-id=\"cbdd89a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pdfjs_viewer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-viewer-for-elementor\/assets\/pdfjs\/web\/viewer.html?file=https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/OJ-AGENDA_18-octobre_2025-_October_18_2025_18_de_octubre_de_2025.pdf&amp;embedded=true\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 1500px; height: 1020px;\" frameborder=\"1\" marginheight=\"0px\" marginwidth=\"0px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invitation to the Assembly of Elections 2025 Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. GREETING: 9:00 to 10:00 AM ON SITE ONLY \u00a0 CRCS Saint-Zotique\u201475 Square Sir George \u00c9tienne Cartier, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assembly-and-regional-committee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 05:26:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138200"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142431,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138200\/revisions\/142431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aa87.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}