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Protest Rules * ALSA
Protest Flowchart
Protest Intent Form (Form A)
* ALSA Protest Format (Form B)
Protest Committee
Chair: Jim Nenni, 10912 E. 166th St., Noblesville, IN 46060
Protest
Rules
1.
The Protest Intent Form (Form A) shall be sent only
to the Protest Committee Chairperson along with the $50.00 fee within 10
business days of the discovery of the alleged violation.
2.
The ALSA Protest Format (Form B) shall be sent only
to the Protest Committee Chairperson within 20 business days of the date of the
initial intent letter.
3.
The protest shall then be forwarded to the Protest Committee members
without the names of the complainant or the accused to decide whether the
protest or complaint is valid or invalid. A
courtesy copy, also without identifications, will be sent to the Protest
Committee Liaison and to the ALSA BOD President.
4.
If the protest is deemed valid, the Protest Chairperson will then send a
complete copy of the protest letter (deleting reference to the protester) to the
accused person(s) and give the accused an opportunity to present a defense.
The Protest Chairperson will further investigate the protest by
researching any observers or witnesses’ statements.
5.
All collected information will then be sent to all Protest Committee
members, without identifications, and each member will review the matter
individually, according to the ALSA Handbook, and recommend an appropriate
penalty. Their recommendations must
be returned to the Protest Committee Chairperson within 30 days maximum.
6.
If a group discussion is deemed necessary, the Protest Committee
Chairperson may call a meeting for further discussion of the protest only after
individual recommendations have been made. All conversations about protests will be dated and noted by
the Chair for future reference.
7.
The Protest Committee Chairperson will compose a final letter of
recommendation based on the committee’s recommendations and forward it to the
BOD with all committee members recommendations attached.
There will be no identification as to the accused person(s) or the
person(s) filing the protest included. A
copy of the final letter of recommendation will also be sent to all the Protest
Committee members.
8.
The Board of Directors will have the final word on the disposition of any
ALSA protest and will notify the Protest Committee Chairperson of their decision
and any disciplinary actions by letter.
9.
The Protest Committee Chairperson will notify the committee members, the
protester, and the person(s) accused of the violation of the BOD decision by
letter.
10.
The ALSA Board of Directors will publish in the next issue of Showring
the final decision of the Board of Directors on any upheld protest.
The notification will include the name of the individual, group, or show,
and the violation as listed by Handbook section and paragraph, and penalties
incurred as well as the disciplinary action recommended by the Board of
Directors.
11.
Upon completion of each Protest, all documentation will be sent and filed
at the ALSA office without the inclusion of the name of the person(s) filing the
protest. The person(s) filing the
protest will remain confidential.
12.
If a conflict exists for the Chair of the Protest Committee to be able to
perform his duties as Chair, then the duties are to transfer to the Ethics
Committee Chair that sits on the Protest Committee.
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