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Nomination
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Election
Procedures
Nomination
Procedures
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Nominations
for the
following
June's
Director
vacancies
will be
open to
the
membership
starting
September
1st and
will
remain
open
until
January
15th.
Self-nominations
are
acceptable.
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Notifications
of such
vacancies
shall
appear
in the
Fall and
Holiday
PBA
Newsletters.
This
Notification
will
include
a
nomination
form
template
and a
list of
positions
that are
up for
election.
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All
nomination
forms
must be
received
by the
PBA
Secretary
no later
than
January
15th.
Nominees
who were
not
self-nominated
will be
notified
of their
nomination
by
e-mail
as soon
as it is
received
by the
Secretary.
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All
nominees,
including
incumbent
Directors
who are
eligible
for
re-election,
must
formally
accept
their
nominations
by
submitting
an
autobiography
to the
PBA
Secretary
no later
than
February
1st;
otherwise
the
nominee
will not
be
eligible
for
election.
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Eligibility
requirements
1. Must
be 21
years of
age by
June 1st
of the
year in
which
the
nomination
is made.
2. Must
be a
member
in good
standing
with PBA
at the
time of
nomination
and
throughout
the
directorship.
3. Must
be
either
an
active
Pygora
breeder
or have
substantial
knowledge
and
experience
related
to
Pygoras
and
their
products.
Election
Procedures
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PBA
will
have two
Directors
from
each of
the
three
regions,
serving
two year
terms.
In each
election,
the
nominee
from
each
region
with the
most
votes
will be
elected.
If there
was no
nominee
in a
region,
the
nominee
from the
remaining
regions
who was
not
elected
but has
the next
highest
number
of votes
will be
elected
to the
position.
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Ballots
will be
prepared
and
mailed
with the
Spring
PBA
Newsletter
(to be
mailed
to
members
by March
1st).
Ballots
will be
printed
on
colored
paper
and
numbered
so they
cannot
be
easily
reproduced.
If there
is only
one
nominee
in a
region,
the
unopposed
nominee
will be
deemed
elected
by
unanimous
consent
(ballots
will not
be
mailed
to the
members
of that
region).
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Ballots
will be
returned
to a PBA
member
appointed
by the
current
Board of
Directors
who is
not
currently
a
Director,
holds no
elected
or
appointed
positions
in PBA,
and is
not a
nominee
in the
current
Director
Election
for
counting.
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Ballots
must be
postmarked
by March
31st.
Ballots
returned
after
the
deadline
will not
be
counted.
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Any
tie in
the
election
for
Board of
Directors
will be
decided
by
written
vote by
the
existing
Board
members.
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