Nominations now being accepted through November 15, 2010 for
CJSA President & CJSA Treasurer
Elections will be held at the AGM in January, 2011

CJSA Guidebook:   Article IV -  Nominations & Elections
Please see election rules below

4.  Nominations & Elections.  At the annual general membership meeting each even numbered year the voting members of the association shall elect the First Vice President, and Secretary; AND the voting members present from the respective districts shall elect the Vice Presidents of the Northeast, Northwest, and South Central districts.  At the annual general membership meeting each odd numbered year, the voting members of the association shall elect the President and Treasurer, AND the voting members present from the respective districts shall elect the Vice Presidents of the Central, North Central, Southeast, and Southwest districts.  Each elected director will serve until a successor is elected and qualified.

Any and all persons wishing to be considered for election as CJSA President, CJSA First Vice President, CJSA Secretary or CJSA Treasurer shall submit their names in writing to the CJSA Administrator designating the office they are seeking.   Candidates for the positions of CJSA President and CJSA Treasurer shall submit their names each even numbered year by October 1 for incumbents, November 15 for all others.  Candidates for the positions of CJSA First Vice President and CJSA Secretary shall submit their names each odd numbered year by October 1 for incumbents, November 15 for all others.   Nominations not received by November 15 will be ruled “out of order” at the AGM unless they are the only nominations made for that office or if, after two ballots, no candidate receives a majority of the votes for that office.

Time will be provided at the December CJSA Board of Directors meeting for each candidate to present a brief statement in support of his/her candidacy.  Each statement is to last no more than five (5) minutes.  If the candidate is absent, an authorized representative may read the statement on his/her behalf.  CJSA shall post the contents of these statements on their website.