Proposal 70: Protest time [ Revision 3 ]

Committee: Track and Field
Submitted on 2017-01-08
Status: Passed on January 21, 2017

Background

For smaller events where the finals are held subsequent to the age group heats 30 minutes protest time are a long time. With the new rule we want to give hosts of this conventions the power to shorten the default protest time of 30 minutes to a protest time of minimum 15 minutes. Provided that every deviation from the default has to be clearly announced, including stating the protest deadline on the results list itself.

Proposal

 

Old rule:

2B.4 & 3B.4 Protests

Protests must be filed on an official form within 30 minutes of the posting of event results. For a large event (like Unicon) this period should be extended to 60 minutes, if possible. The time may also be extended for riders who have to be in other races during the protest period. All protests will be handled within 30 minutes from the time they are received. Mistakes in paperwork, inaccuracies in placing, and interference from other riders or other sources are all grounds for protests. All Referee decisions are final, and cannot be protested.

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Proposed new rule:

2B.4 & 3B.4 Protests

Protests must be filed on an official form. Mistakes in paperwork, inaccuracies in placing, and interference from other riders or other sources are all grounds for protests. All Referee decisions are final, and cannot be protested. For a large event such as Unicon or continental championships, the default protest time is 60 minutes (counting from the posting of results), the minimum is 30 minutes. For smaller events, the default protest time is 30 minutes, the minimum is 15 minutes. Every deviation from the default protest time has to be clearly announced when the results are posted, including stating the protest deadline on the results list itself. The protest time may be extended for riders who have to be in other races during the protest period. All protests will be acknowledged within 30 minutes from the time they are received, and an effort will be made to settle the issue within those 30 minutes.

Body

See discussion for more details.

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Discussion

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Change Log:

Revision 3 changed by Jan V (12 Jan 09:58)

Changed: "All protests will be handled within 30 minutes from the time they are received.",

in: "All protests will be acknowledged within 30 minutes from the time they are received, and an effort will be made to settle the issue within those 30 minutes."

Revision 2 changed by Jan V (10 Jan 04:35)

Revision 1: I worked in Klaas suggestions.

Revision 1 changed by Jan V (08 Jan 05:10)

Votes on this proposal:

9 out of 14 voting members have voted.

Agree: 8, Disagree: 0, Abstain: 1.


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