[Massachusetts-NFB] Bi-laws for the Greater Springfield Chapter that was recently voted on, accepted and approved includes...

[sharawinton at gmail.com]

Hello Federationists, 

 

Below is the section regarding elections from the Greater Springfield
Chapter. In the very first section of Article 10 it mentions the bi-annual
election and in  Section 7 it mentions the two-year term of all officers. 

 

Therefore, the election should be held every other June. You all have
elections on the odd numbered years. This constitution was revised, voted
on,  submitted and approved by all Governing boards of the NFB. 

I have pasted Article 10 regarding elections below for your convenience. 

 

 

Article 10

 

Elections

 

Section 1. The biannual election of the Chapter's officers and trustees
shall be held in June. The president should assign someone to chair the
nominating committee in May. The chair should choose two other non-running
members to select a slate of candidates for nominations.

Section 2. If anyone who is running for office and he or she is out of the
State or the country is automatically disqualified to run. If a member is
running for a position but is absent on Election Day they can still be
elected if they have a reasonable excuse (as sickness or death in the
family) for their absence. 

 

 

Section 3. All officers; term shall begin at the first meeting following the
June elections.

 

 

Section 4. Voting must be private and in person. Members cannot vote if they
arrive after the elections begin.

 

 

Section 5. Any member in good standing shall be eligible to vote. The ballot
box should be used for all contested elections. The ballot box should be
administered by the sergeant-at-arm assisted by the nominating committee.
The nominating committee may ask for assistance if needed.

 

Section 6.  if any member holding a position from previous elections who
does not attend meetings for more than three times or who has resigned as a
member election for that position should be held right at the following
meeting allowing a slate of candidates from the floor to run for that vacant
position.

 

Section 7.   If there is an extreme circumstance or reasonable excuse that
the president cannot fulfill their 2-year term the vice president would
continue the term until elections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shara Winton

President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts

 <http://www.nfbma.org/> www.nfbma.org

 <mailto:sharawinton at gmail.com> sharawinton at gmail.com

617-304-0347

 

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