This year's FIA election has the highest ever candidate eligibility requirement in the federation's history. Now in a move to improve the FIA's election system some clubs have tabled rule changes to this year's General Assembly to dramatically cut the qualifying hurdle that a candidate must clear in order to enter the race. David Ward, a candidate in the 2013 FIA election, has warmly welcomed the proposed rule changes which 'if passed will be long overdue action to reduce the FIA's democratic deficit'.To be eligible in the 2013 FIA election a candidate has to submit a list of Deputies, Vice Presidents and supporting clubs totalling 37. The new club proposals would reduce the list to...
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