[KL7AA] AARC Election Update

[philip mannie]

AARC Election Update

Just to make certain that AARC members are hip to some changes in the 
routine...

Elections
Ballots for the 2005 AARC Board of Directors will be in the mail by 
October 1. Under the new Bylaws, Club elections will by mail. Ballots 
will be posted by October 1, and they must be returned in time to get to 
me (as Club Secretary) no later than October 31... a postage paid return 
envelope will be provided), so I recommend that you get them in the post 
no later than October 22. Ballots posted later may reach me in time (the 
cutoff is October 31, 2400 local) but why push the limit?

Members should vote for one (1) candidate for the Club Officer positions 
(President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and Activities 
Manager). One (1) candidate for Three Year Term Director, and six (6) 
candidates for One Year Term Director. Under the new Bylaws, candidates 
must be nominated and agree to serve, if elected, so write-in candidates 
will be considered invalid votes for that election (i.e. a write-in vote 
for President will invalidate that member's vote in the presidential 
election; that member's vote for other offices will be counted unless 
other invalid votes are made)... clear? If not, please reply to me 
(mailto:kl0qw at alaska.net) and I'll try to explain it more clearly.

I'm gratified that we have some new blood running for office in this 
election. Candidates who have not returned a short (250-300 word) blurb 
for publication in the October Newsletter are reminded that I need to 
get that data by Friday, at the latest, to get it to the Newsletter 
editor (Jim Larsen) in time for publication.

phil
KL0QW
AARC Secretary