Board News

 

Region 1 Election

By Suzanna Laurent
Chair, Nominating Committee

 

 

In April, STC members elected Region 1 Director Cynthia C. Currie as the Society’s Second Vice President, creating a vacancy on STC’s Board of Directors. To fill the Region 1 Director position in time for the next Board meeting, STC will hold a special election in July.

Although STC no longer elects Directors by region, New York state law requires the remainder of Currie’s term to be filled by a vote of the members who live in the same region as those who originally elected her. All members in good standing who reside in Region 1 as of July 1, 2007, are eligible to vote. (Note: According to STC’s bylaws, student members do not have voting rights.)

When candidates are selected, they will be posted on the election voting site, which may be accessed via www.stc.org. 

The election will open in mid-July. By the end of July, paper ballots will be mailed to eligible voters who indicated on their 2007 membership applications and renewal forms that they do not wish to receive election materials electronically. Members who intend to vote by paper ballot are urged to return their completed ballots immediately.

The person elected as Region 1 Director will begin serving on the Board immediately after the election and continue until STC’s annual meeting in June 2008. On the advice of STC’s legal counsel, no petitions can be accepted for this position.

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