Call for Board of Directors and Executive committee - Team 2021
Nrupathunga Kannada Koota is seeking nominations from its members for the below administrative positions, for year 2021:
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Board of Directors – 2 Positions
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Executive Committee – 3 Positions
INSTRUCTIONS: (PLEASE READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS LISTED IN THIS PAGE BEFORE SUBMITTING DETAILS OF YOUR NOMINATION)
* CLICK SUBMIT BUTTON ONLY ONCE - YOU WILL SEE A CONFIRMATION MESSAGE ON THE WINDOW
* IF YOU ARE NOMINATING ANOTHER MEMBER FOR A POSITION, PLEASE FILL CANDIDATE'S NAME IN Section-1 AND PROCEED TO PROVIDE YOUR NAME UNDER NOMINATION (Section 2)
* FOR SELF-NOMINATION, INPUT ALL YOUR DETAILS IN SECTION-1 AND PROCEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MEMBER INFORMATION IN SECTION-2 FOR NOMINATION AND SECONDING MEMBERS
LAST DATE TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION - 19th September 2020, 4 PM EST
TERMS & CONDITIONS (Please read carefully before submitting the form):
IMPORTANT: Nominations will not be received/ considered if applying through ANY other channels (e.g.: emails, phones, text messages, verbal communications to any NKK BOD/ EC member)
Please note, with the new bylaws in place, below EC positions will be fulfilled by the present committee members to facilitate a smoother transition.
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President
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Secretary
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Treasurer
Your EC nomination will be only for the remaining EC positions as per the Bylaw.
General Rules for BOD and EC:
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Only one nomination per family for either EC or BOD committees
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There cannot be more than a single-family member serving either in BOD or EC or both during a given term of office
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You can nominate yourself or others (If nominating other person, you can nominate at a maximum of up to 3 people)
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You cannot nominate one person for multiple positions
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If self-nominating, the member will have to secure 2 seconding members and a person to nominate (This is to ensure that the contesting member will enjoy equal support of 3 people as any other person being nominated)
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If you are nominating another person, the consent of the nominees to serve the nominated positions is required and will be collected during the eligibility/validation process. This is critical to ensure that the nominees adhere to the rules, requirements and can perform the necessary duties of the position for the given period
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Every nomination should have 2 NKK members 'seconding' the person being nominated
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If we receive multiple nominations for BOD or EC positions, each 2020 - member family gets to cast two (member and spouse) votes in the election
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To be eligible for the Board of Directors, each Board member should have been a paid member of the Association for Two (2) consecutive years prior to the election year
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To be eligible for the Executive Committee, each Executive Committee member should have been a paid member of the Association for Two (2) years prior to the election year
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Any active member of the Association may submit up to a maximum of three (3) names – both propose & second to the Head of the Nominating Committee (when vacancies become available upon the expiration of their tenure)
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The member shall be clear of all blemishes, criminal records or negative history
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The member should sign the confidentiality agreement and code of ethics before they take office
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Last date to submit your nominations: Sunday, 19th September 2020, 4 PM (forms received on our website will have date and time stamp for validation purposes)
Timelines & Important dates:
Our intent is to identify the team for 2021 by October 2020, so the new team is fully effective starting January 2021
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Last day to submit nomination – 19th September 2020, 4 PM EST
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Last day to withdraw nominations - 27th September 2020, 4 PM EST
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please email to nominations@atlantakannada.org to withdraw your nominations
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Eligibility/Validation Process – 21st September to 4th October 2020
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Communication on eligibility/elections to nominees – 4th October 2020 (Final list of candidates line up)
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Outcome of the nomination information will be e-mailed to all the 2019 paid NKK members of by 23rd October 2020
In case of more nominations than open positions, elections will be held as per the following window:
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If there is a need for Elections, the process will be held between 5th October and 14th October 2020
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Final list of New team for 2021 OR in case of Elections, Results Announcement – 23rd October 2020