The Cat Fanciers' Association

Policy Regarding Submission of Breed Council Ballot Questions

  1. Deadline for receipt of breed council ballot questions in the Central Office is September 15th. There will be no exceptions. Since all breed council ballots are mailed at the same time if an exception is given to one breed council secretary it can delay all the ballots.

  2. Ballots are normally mailed from the Central Office during the last two weeks of November.

  3. Questions involving a proposed change to descriptive wording within a standard should include the current wording and the proposed change with the change clearly indicated i.e., underlined and/or in bold type. (See attached samples.)

  4. The same applies to an addition to descriptive wording. List section being addressed and underline and/or bold addition.

  5. Be sure of your facts - for example, a question on one ballot stated the Board had rejected the question the previous year when in fact the Breed Council had voted the question down.

  6. There is no way to have a breed council question automatically accepted by your breed council because another breed council has accepted it. The CFA Constitution prohibits this procedure.

  7. No reference to color descriptions or any part of another standard, which requires a vote on material not listed in your questionnaire, can be used. You must list the exact wording for any item on your ballot.

  8. At the June 1997 Board meeting, the CFA Board of Directors adopted a policy requiring that substantiating evidence (number of cats) be provided to them if a request to establish additional color classes is submitted. This statistical support will be provided automatically to the Board members at the meeting by the Central Office. You can also request this information from Central Office.

  9. Proposals thought to be in conflict with the CFA Constitution will be addressed to the CFA Attorney. A breed council secretary will be advised if the attorney rules the proposal to be in conflict. If a breed council secretary wishes to pursue the issue further they must address their thoughts to the CFA Attorney for further action. (See CFA Constitution, Article XI - Breed Council)

  10. Special rules apply regarding conflicting questions between breed councils on breed council ballots. Either the Chairman of Breeds and Standards or the CFA Executive Director will contact you if your question appears to fit in this category.

  11. If you have an "other colors class" and you wish to break out any of those colors a color description must accompany the ballot question(s).
 
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