Once again the time has come for our
club members to consider joining our club’s
leadership, to step up, and to submit their
candidate resumes for consideration. Please
consider running for election to one of our
positions this year—we have so many talented
members whose contributions would benefit
our club! And also be sure to participate in
the voting this summer—your participation
is important for our club!
This year, as in all even-numbered years,
we have four positions up for election:
President
Treasurer
2 Board of Directors members
Positions currently held by Charlotte Schweikhart
and Tina Vance
In odd-numbered years we elect the Vice
President, Secretary and one Director. Elected
officers serve two year terms, with newly
elected officers commencing their terms on
August 1 of each year.
To be considered for an open position, all
candidates, including incumbents, must be
members of the club, and must submit a
“resume” to the club Secretary by the due
date. The due date for submitting resumes
for the 2012 elections is May 25. As specified
in our club Constitution & By-Laws
(C&BL), no resumes can be accepted after
this date, and no write-in candidates are allowed,
so it is very important that prospective
candidates send their resumes by this
date! Submissions can be by e-mail or, if by
regular mail, must be postmarked no
later than May 25.
Your resume can include any information
you want to share with your
fellow club members to help them decide
how to cast their votes; examples
include information about your background,
your relevant experience with
rabbits, with this club, or with other
clubs or organizations, your vision for
the club, your position on topics related
to the club, and so forth. The purpose
of a candidate resume is to officially
announce one’s candidacy, and
to communicate with our membership
to allow them to get to know you better.
The overall elections process is governed
by our C&BL (a copy of which
can be found on our web site,
www.unitedangorarabbitclub.org.) Candidate
resumes will be published in the
Newsletter and on the web site and, in
accordance with the C&BL , are to be
included with the paper ballots that
will be mailed in June.
Upon receipt of a candidate resume,
our Secretary will verify club
membership and pass the information
on to the Election Chair,
who will mail, receive and count
ballots. (Annette Boose, who had
volunteered in the past as Election
Chair—thank you Annette—has
stepped down this year. At the time
of publication, a new Election Chair
has not yet been named.)
Receipt of each resume will be
acknowledged by the Secretary; if
you do not receive a response letting
you know your resume has
been received, especially if it is near
the May 25 deadline, please contact
the Secretary to verify receipt.
If you have any questions, you
can ask any member of the Board of
Directors.