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 Election of Region Directors

Eastern Division

Revision 5/2/2011

Election Requirements determined by Eastern Division Bylaws

April 24, 2010 Revision

Eligibility. Region Director candidates must be Active registered patrollers in the Region that they seek to represent, have a minimum of five seasons of patrolling experience, and have achieved Senior Alpine, Senior Nordic, or Certified status. Members currently registered as Auxiliary Patrollers are qualified to become Region Director candidates if they have met the requirements described above at some point in their patrol career. (Bylaws section 4.1)

A Region Director may serve no more than three consecutive two-year terms, counting any terms served in accordance with Sections 3.1 or 3.5 herein. The Region Director’s term shall commence on April 1, after the election. (Bylaw 4.2)

Election Procedure. The Region Director shall be elected by a direct vote of the Active Members in such Region. (Bylaws 4.3) This shall be done at the Fall Outdoor Emergency Care Refreshers, or similar meetings held at the same time, requiring attendance of all Patrollers. An Active Member shall be defined as a Member with a NSP registration number reflecting primary membership in a patrol within the Region where the election is being held, excluding Alumni, Medical Associates, Candidates, and Professional Division Members. Members with dual registrations may cast only one vote in the Region of their primary patrol. (Bylaws Section 5.2)

Voting shall be by written, secret ballot. Ballots shall contain provisions for write-in candidates. (Bylaws Section 5.3)

See current By-Laws regarding the appointment of Region Election Committes and for their responsibilities in conducting Region Director elections. (Bylaws Section 5.3)


Ballots shall not be counted until substantially all of the Patrollers have been given the opportunity to vote, after which, the tally shall be made and the candidate receiving the greater number of votes cast (a plurality) shall be declared the winner. Ties shall be broken in a manner determined by the Chair of the Region Election Committee. Proxy votes shall not be permitted but absentee votes shall be permitted for good cause shown to the Region Election Committee. (Bylaws Section 5.3)

Region elections within the Division shall be structured so that approximately one-half of the Regions hold their Region Director elections each year. (Bylaws 5.2)

Regions conducting Region Directors elections in the fall of odd years are:

Regions conducting Region Directors elections in the fall of even years are:

Compilation of Election Procedures that have been used with success in some Regions within the Eastern Division. (Not covered in the Division Bylaws)

Ballots not marked properly need to be considered null and void.

A proposed timetable in chart form is available. (Eastern Division RD Election Timeline PDF)

Eastern Division Election Committee

Chair

Don Weaver, 253 Braxmar Rd., Tonawanda, NY 14150 Phone 716-837-1039 dweaverb2@juno.com WNY Region


Sample Region Director Ballot


( ) Candidate A


( ) Candidate B


( ) Candidate C


( ) ____________________________________

Write in Candidate


( ) Abstain from voting


Mark one choice and only one of the above. Ballots not marked proper will be considered null and void.