10-23-2014 | #11 |
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Re: Board of Directors - NOMINEES
Voting season = November 1st to 12 midnight November 10th on the MEMBERS ONLY site, or by mail. (See below the excerpt from the current by-laws)
____________________ Article VI Board of Directors Election Section 1: Election Nominations A. Nomination Venue: Nominations can be submitted by posting in the Registry Forum “Members Only-Election Nomination” section created for that specific purpose, and by email or USPS mail to the President. B. Nomination Requirements: Nominations can only be made by a Regular, Founding or Lifetime member of The ZR-1 Net Registry. Nominations may not be anonymous or by screen name and must contain the full name of the member making the nomination and the full name of the nominee to be valid. Likewise, the nominee must also be a Regular, Founding or Lifetime member of The ZR-1 Net Registry. C. Nomination Period: The nomination and nomination acceptance period for Directors is October 1, through 12M EST October 15, of the even-numbered year preceding the term of office. D. Nomination Acceptance & Confirmation: Nominees must personally affirm acceptance of the nomination by: 1. Responding in the Registry Forum “Members Only-Election Nomination” section of The ZR-1 Net Registry Forum, 2. email to the Secretary, or 3. USPS mail to the Secretary 4. Nominations and acceptance close at 12M EST October 15. 5. All accepted nominations will be verified for eligibility, prior to 12M EST October 20. Section 2: Election Candidate Forum On or before October 20, a special section of the forum will be created for the election of Directors, containing a procedure for use and a thread for each director candidate. The candidate can then use the election candidate forum to make statements regarding qualifications, present their objectives and answer voter questions. Section 3: Election Voting Period Candidates will be listed in the election section of The ZR-1 Net Registry website, and other voting methods. The election period for Directors is November 1, through 12M EST November 10. Section 3: Election Voting The voting process will be administered by the Secretary under the direction of the President. The President will insure that election notices and voting methods are sufficient to reach all members eligible for voting to obtain the greatest number of votes, such as but not necessarily limited to internet through The ZR-1 Net Registry website and forum, or hard copy sent by USPS mail service. Ballots will be cast secretly and sent electronically or mailed to the Secretary for counting and to insure all votes are valid. Mail-in, written proxy votes are authorized. Written proxies will be mailed to the Secretary or another officer as designated by the President, to an address specified with the notice of election announcements. Proxy votes must be delivered in a sealed envelope with the proxy grantor’s name printed on the outside and with the votes cast by the proxy grantee, for each candidate sealed within. Only one member’s proxy may be contained in an envelope. The proxy vote must be received before the end of the election voting period and the vote(s) cast be clearly understandable. Proxy votes will remain sealed until the vote count begins. Approved proxy forms can be obtained from the Secretary. Section 4: Election ResultsThe Secretary will endeavor, subject to any possible election protests or tiebreakers, to post the preliminary election results, on or before November 15. Section 5: Election Protest An election protest may only be submitted by an eligible voting member of The ZR-1 Net Registry. The protest must be submitted in writing, hard-copy or email, contain the full name of the protesting member, and provide a detailed explanation of the reason for the protest. The protest must be remitted to the Secretary no later than to 12M EST, November 20. The Board of Directors will review the facts of the protest and render a decision within three days of receipt of the protest. The President will then immediately inform the membership of the protest and the Board of Director’s decision regarding the protest, along with any further action requirement. Section 6: Election Re-Vote In the event a re-vote is required, the Board of Directors will specify the time period of the re-vote, which will be less than the initial voting period, in order to finally resolve the elections. In any event, the Board of Directors will verify and confirm the final results of the elections by December 15, so as to allow a timely and more effective transition of administration Section 7: Election Tie Breaker If a tie, defined as two or more candidates receiving the same number of votes, occurs for the election of a Director, another vote will be taken. If the re-vote produces another tie then a drawing will take place to determine the winner. The drawing will consist of the name of each of the candidates who are involved in the tie being written on a slip of paper and placed in a container. One slip of paper will be drawn from the container to determine the winner.
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