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Elections
2012
Last
updated
10/31/12
Its
time
to
start
thinking
about
electing
new
leaders
to
the
NGFFL
Board
of
Directors!!
Are you pondering greater service to the national gay flag-football community? Are you interested in helping drive the NGFFL vision of being the greatest place for LGBT people to experience all the wonderful things that come from participation in team sports? If its not YOUR time specifically, do you know someone in your local league or program who is the perfect, self-started, levelheaded doer? A natural for the NGFFL Board? The NGFFL is seeking energetic, conscientious, fair-minded, leaders who love gay flag football, believe in the NGFFLs mission and vision, have some real time to give, and are willing to give it. If you know just such a person, please make sure he / she sees this.
Schedule
The election will follow this schedule: Wednesday 10/31: Email to City Leaders announcing that election is coming, plus post on NGFFL Facebook page. Tuesday, 11/6: NGFFL distributes candidate questionnaire via Survey Monkey. Friday 11/16: Declarations of candidacy due in the form of completion of Survey Monkey. Tuesday 11/20: NGFLL completes vetting for eligibility per Bylaws. Monday 11/26: NGFFL: o Distributes candidate submissions to City Leaders and announces candidates on NGFFL blog and Facebook page. o Opens City Leader voting via Survey Monkey Friday 11/30 (9pm Eastern): Voting closes. Saturday 12/1: Board reviews, certifies results
Sunday, 12/2: New Directors-elect announced Wednesday, 12/5: New 2012-2013 NGFFL Board assumes office Thursday, 12/11: Regularly scheduled monthly NGFFL Board meeting; first meeting of incoming new Board
At
Large
Election
Elected
Board
Members
other
than
the
Commissioner
slot
are
elected
at
large.
That
means
no
one
runs
for
a
specific
Board
position
the
most
vote
getters
earn
Board
positions.
Then
once
the
new
Board
is
in
place,
it
assigns
its
members
to
the
various
roles
specified
in
Amendment
A
of
the
NGFFL
Bylaws.
Below
are
the
roles
on
the
NGFFL
Board
(and
whos
currently
occupying
them,
as
an
FYI).
Each
have
detailed
job
descriptions
in
Amendment
A
of
the
NGFFL
Bylaws.
Commissioner
(currently
occupied
by
Shane
Kinkennon,
Denver)
Treasurer
(currently
occupied
by
Sam
Lehman,
NY)
Corporate
Partnership
Director
(currently
occupied
by
Phil
Clawson,
Boston)
Director
of
Outreach
(currently
occupied
by
Chris
Cormier,
DC)
Direct
of
Communications
(currently
occupied
by
Patrick
McIntyre,
DC)
Director
of
Operations
&
Special
Projects
(currently
occupied
by
Jared
Garduno,
Phoenix)
Gay
Bowl
Liaison
(currently
occupied
by
Thurman
Williams,
DC)
Director
of
Rules
of
Play
(appointed
annually)
(currently
occupied
by
Shawn
Albritton,
Chicago)
Director
of
Officials
(appointed
annually)
(currently
occupied
by
Lance
Burage,
Atlanta)
FYI,
heres
what
the
Bylaws
say
about
how
the
election
works:
8.3
Election
of
Board
Members
On
every
calendar
year
immediately
following
the
Gay
Bowl
national
championship
tournament,
but
no
later
than
November
30,
the
Board
will
facilitate
an
election
via
secret
ballot
to
fill
open
Director
positions.
The
Board
will
announce
results
no
later
than
48
hours
following
the
completion
of
the
election.
New
Directors,
including
the
new
Commissioner
when
applicable,
will
assume
office
by
December
15
of
that
year.