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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  • Executive Committee – 1 Positions

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INSTRUCTIONS: (PLEASE READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS  LISTED IN THIS PAGE BEFORE SUBMITTING DETAILS OF YOUR NOMINATION)

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* 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

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LAST DATE TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION - 4th November 2020, 4 PM EST

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TERMS & CONDITIONS (Please read carefully before submitting the form):

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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)

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Please note, with the new bylaws in place, below EC positions will be fulfilled by the present committee members to facilitate a smoother transition.

  1. President

  2. Secretary

  3. Treasurer

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Your EC nomination will be only for the remaining EC positions as per the Bylaw.
 

General Rules for BOD and EC:

  1. Only one nomination per family for either EC or BOD committees

  2. There cannot be more than a single-family member serving either in BOD or EC or both during a given term of office

  3. You can nominate yourself or others (If nominating other person, you can nominate at a maximum of up to 3 people) 

  4. You cannot nominate one person for multiple positions

  5. 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)

  6. 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

  7. Every nomination should have 2 NKK members 'seconding' the person being nominated

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10.  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

  11.  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)

  12. The member shall be clear of all blemishes, criminal records or negative history

  13.  The member should sign the confidentiality agreement and code of ethics before they take office   

  14. Last date to submit your nominations: Sunday, 4th November 2020, 4 PM  (forms received on our website will have date and time stamp for validation purposes)

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Timelines & Important dates:

Our intent is to identify the team for 2021 by November 2020, so the new team is fully effective starting January 2021

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  • Last day to submit nomination – 4th November 2020, 4 PM EST

  • Last day to withdraw nominations - 4th November 2020, 10 PM EST

  • Eligibility/Validation Process –  5th November 2020

  • Communication on eligibility/elections to nominees – 5th November 2020 (Final list of candidates line up)

  • Outcome of the nomination information will be e-mailed to all the 2019 paid NKK members of by November 2020

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In case of more nominations than open positions, elections will be held as per the following window:

  • If there is a need for Elections, the process will be held between 5th November and 6th November 2020

  • Final list of New team for 2021 OR in case of Elections, Results Announcement – November 2020

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