Constitution & Bylaws - Elections 2020 Nominating Committee Recommendations

Selected Sections of the Constitution & Bylaws Article III - Directors and Officers

Section 4. Nominations and Ballots. No person may be a candidate in a club election who has not been nominated in accordance with these bylaws. A Nominating Committee shall be chosen by the board of directors before November 15. The committee shall consist of three Full members from different areas of the USA, and two alternates, all members in good standing, no more than one of whom may be a member of the current board of directors. The board shall name a chairman for the committee. The Nominating Committee may conduct its business by mail.

(b) Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition from the membership, submitted to the secretary and including the signatures of at least five members, and provided that the proposer shall present to the Secretary a written statement from the proposed candidate signifying willingness to be a candidate. Additional nominations must be postmarked by Feb 1. No person may be a candidate for more than one position.

(c) If no valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary by Feb 1, the Nominating Committee's slate shall be declared elected, and no balloting is required.

(d) If one or more valid additional nominations are postmarked by Feb 1, the secretary shall, by Feb 15, mail to each member in good standing a ballot listing all of the nominees for each position in alphabetical order, with the names of the states in which they reside, together with a blank envelope and a return envelope addressed to the Secretary marked “Ballot” and bearing the name of the member to whom it was sent. So that the ballots may remain secret, each voter, after marking their ballot, shall seal it in the blank envelope, which in turn shall be placed in the second envelope addressed to the Secretary. The inspectors of election shall check the returns against the list of members whose dues are paid for the current year prior to opening the outer envelopes and removing the blank envelopes, and shall certify the eligibility of the voters as well as the results of the voting, which shall be announced at the annual meeting.

The Nominating Committee has nominated the following people:

Vice President: Kendra Hutch - Utah

Recording Secretary: Jo Olson – Washington State

AKC Liaison: Diane Geitzenauer – New Jersey

Members at Large #2: Kim Englehardt – New Hampshire

Positions previously filled when vacancies arose are:

Treasurer: Maria Swarts - Arizona

Corresponding Secretary: Linda Guelker – Missouri

There have been no additional nominations received as of Feb. 1st, 2020, so the positions above are considered approved and elected to the FLCA BOD.