<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">It is time for chapter elections.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">At this Thursday’s meeting, we will hold elections for those individuals whose names were put forward by the Nominating Committee and for any nominations from the floor. If you wish to nominate someone, please reach out to them beforehand to make sure they wish to be a candidate and that they have paid their chapter dues. In order to vote, you must be present, and your chapter dues must be current. Our Treasurer, Sean McMahon, will announce those who are eligible to vote. Prior to the meeting, the list of those eligible to vote will be sent to affiliate President and Potomac Chapter member Tracy Soforenko. </div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">For most offices, a voice vote will be utilized, and we might elect by acclamation.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">If there is an election where multiple people are running, we will ask if a secret ballot is requested. If not, we will unmute and vote by voice. If so, the following protocol will be used: </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Tracy will accept ballots at his email address. He will not cast a ballot for these offices; he will check that those emailing their votes are eligible to vote, he will tabulate the votes, and he will keep them private. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">We will give 2 – 3 minutes for members to vote via email.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">As defined in our chapter constitution, if there are 3 or more candidates for a position and a single individual does not receive a majority of votes, we will drop the candidate with the fewest votes and run the ballot again with the remaining candidates until someone has received a majority of the votes.</span></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">I believe everyone has Tracy’s email address; if not, it will be given at the meeting. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Please see below the slate of candidates put forth by our Nominating Committee: Chair Patricia Droppers, and committee members Deepa Goraya, Nancy Yeager, and Sandy Halverson.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">I want to thank the committee for their service.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">I also want to thank Kathryn Webster for her commitment to our chapter over the past few years. If word has not yet reached you, Kathryn has a very exciting reason for not standing for election this year, and I will not steal away her opportunity to tell you all about it at the chapter meeting.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">I will send the full agenda for this Thursday’s meeting by noon Wednesday. If you wish to have business placed on the agenda, please reach out to me by 8:00 AM Wednesday.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204); min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 14.7px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Nominating Committee Report from Patricia Droppers:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The Nominating Committee of the Potomac Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia puts forth the following slate of candidates for consideration:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">President: Christine Grassman</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">First Vice President: Deepa Goraya</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Second Vice President: Nancy Yeager</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Treasurer: Sean McMahon</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Recording Secretary: Arielle Silverman</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Corresponding Secretary: John Halverson</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Board Positions:</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">#1 Karin Jernberg</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">#2: Qudsiya Naqui</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">#3: Rachel Schreiman</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Respectfully submitted,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Patricia Droppers, Chair</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Members Deepa Goraya, Sandy Halverson, and Nancy Yeager</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class=""></span></div></body></html>