2019 Election Nominations - 10/2018

CCA Members,

We are not quite at the end of the year but it is time to start thinking about the election of CCA Officers for next year. According to our club bylaws the President and Vice President are limited to two consecutive terms. Officers who are eligible and wish to serve another term must stand for election. Members who wish to become more involved with the operation of the club are highly encouraged to run for election.

The list of officer positions in the club includes: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Director, NCM Ambassador, Competition Director, Parliamentarian, Vendor & Club Relations Director, Webmaster, and Member-at-Large. The Member-at-Large is not an elected position. It is automatically filled by the immediate Past President of the club and is intended to provide leadership continuity. These eleven positions form the Board of Directors and ten of them are annually elected as required by the bylaws (you must sign into the website to view them or you may request a PDF copy).

The Board has appointed Devin Streight from Gaithersburg, MD to be the Election Chairperson. The bylaws state that the Election Chairperson must not be a candidate in the election. The bylaws also permit the Election Chairperson to select a committee to provide assistance and members of the committee are allowed to be candidates in the election. Devin has selected our current President, Kelly Ryan, April Hussey (Webmaster), and Bob Atwell (Member-at-Large) to form the Election Committee. It is the role of the Election Chairperson to solicit nominations, conduct the election, and certify the results. Devin is an active member of the CCA and he has the full confidence of the Board of Directors.

The bylaws also generally outline the election calendar. If you are interested in running for one of the ten positions on the Board of Directors you need to send a message to Devin (election@vette-club.org) and notify him of your choice no later than Wednesday, November 7th. Statements from the candidates will be published in the November newsletter. Voting will take place by email or web based survey and all votes must be received by the end of the December 11th Business Meeting as determined by the bylaws. Results of the election will be announced at Shop Night on December 18th as required by the bylaws and as soon afterwards as possible by email to the full membership.

The bylaws provide that anyone can nominate themselves for any position. If you are going to nominate someone else be sure to check with them first for their approval.

The bylaws also provide that any club member in good standing can vote. This means that both the Primary member and Secondary member, if one is listed on the official rolls, are each eligible to vote in the election. Because of the way we manage our mailing list, emails with information on the election will only be directed to the Primary member. Just please remember that Secondary members can vote as well.

As stated above, an email address has been set up for the election (election@vette-club.org). This address is to be used for submitting nominations or questions to Devin and the Election Committee. Nominations must be received by November 7th.

Please consider running for office if you are interested! And, certainly, be alert for more information on the 2018 CCA Officer Election arriving in your email.

Jon Thorn, CCA Parliamentarian
parliamentarian@vette-club.org
H: 301-963-4864
C: 301-518-6257