Although the 2011 election is several months away, it is time to start the election cycle. In 2011 we will elect a President, a Vice-President and three (3) Directors-at-Large.
Bill Litkenhous and Paul Mangan will complete their first two-year terms as President and Vice-President, respectively. They will be eligible to run for another term in 2011.
Chris Roeben from the South Central Wisconsin Division and Jim Wise from the Illinois Valley Division, two of the three incumbent DALs, will complete their second two-year terms in 2011 and under the Bylaws will not be eligible to run for another term in 2011. Thanks to Chris and Jim for their dedicated service. Jim Allen from the Fox Valley Division was appointed to complete Duke Yerman’s term ending in 2011. Jim will be eligible to run for his first full term in 2011.
There are two ways that your name can be placed on the ballot. The first is by recommendation of the Nominating Committee and approval of the Board of Directors. To be considered by the Nominating Committee (Chairman Jim Spice from the North Shore & Western Division and Members Reid Kahrs from the Wisconsin Southeastern Division and Jim Osborn from the Fox Valley Division), you must submit a biography/candidate’s statement of 200 words or less and a 2x2, passport-style photo to the Committee with a copy to the Region Secretary (Bert Lattan) as soon as possible, but no later than August 19, 2010.
The preferred method of delivery is electronic mail. (While e-mail is not required to serve on the Board, it is highly desirable since the Board conducts pre and post meeting activity by e-mail.) If you do not have e-mail, you may mail your bio/photo to Bert Lattan, who will convert it to an electronic format and send it to the Committee. Addresses and e-mail addresses for the Committee and the Secretary are on the Board page of this website.
The second method is by petition signed by at least ten (10) current, resident NMRA members. You may use either the Microsoft Word version or the Adobe PDF version of the petition. Your petition must be accompanied by a biography/candidate’s statement of 200 words or less and a 2x2, passport-style photo. It must be received by Bert Lattan no later than August 19, 2010. He will convert it to an electronic format and forward it to the Committee.
The Committee will submit its recommendations and the names of all resident members nominated by petition to the Board of Directors for review and approval during its next meeting, which will be held on October 3, 2010 in Bloomington, Illinois.
Each candidate’s biography/statement & photo and a ballot will be included in the Winter 2010 issue of the Waybill. The results of the election will be announced during the 2011 Annual Meeting of Members, which will be held on April 16, 2011 during the Spring 2011 Convention at the Radisson Hotel Madison in Madison, Wisconsin.
If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact any member of the Committee or the Secretary. —Jim Spice
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