VetSurgeon.org is once again playing host to the RCVS Elections Section, where veterinary surgeons can now come and question the candidates lining up to regulate them.
This year, there are 10 candidates fighting to win one of 6 places on council. You can 'meet the candidates' here, read their manifestos, and then ask them questions either privately - via the 'Start Conversation' link in their profile - or publicly in the RCVS Forum.
There is a new incentive to vote this year: the RCVS will donate 20p to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Haiti Earthquake Appeal on behalf of every voter that takes part.
The RCVS has also made it easier to vote, with the addition of SMS text voting to the online and postal options.
However, I hope more than anything else that the opportunity to challenge the candidates and find out what makes them tick in the RCVS Elections Forum will be fun and really help inspire you, the electorate, to get involved.
PS: Whilst you're here, take a moment to see our latest job opportunities for vets.
Ask the candidates, and vote. We can't be a self-governing profession if people can't be bothered, but only grumble afterwards if they're lumbered with regulations they don't like
Wynne
20p per voter. 17,000-18,000 votes pa. Max six votes per voter so minimum donation 18,000/6*0.2 = £600
Not bad at all. It may be our money, or the interest earned from our money and we may not have a say where it goes, but I'm not agin this one.
JGW