DATE: September 17, 2012
TO: Board of Directors
Group A Members
Group B Members
Group C Members
Committee Chairpersons
Delegates
USA Judo Members
Other Interested Parties
FROM: USA Judo Nominating Committee
Bob Harvey, Chair Person
Rolland Beckham
Karen Mackey
Chuck Jefferson
SUBJECT: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE USA JUDO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The USA Judo Nominating Committee is officially requesting a call for nominations to the USA Judo Board of Directors for the positions of:
Athlete Director & USOC Athlete Advisory Council (4) year term - one director (must have 10 athlete signatures to be approved for nomination)
Group A (4) year term - one director
Independent Director (4) year term - one director
Coaches Director (4) year term - one director
At Large Director (4) year term - one director
All nominations should be submitted on the Nomination Form that can be found at http://judo.teamusa.org and are to be returned by midnight September 28, 2012. They are to be sent to:
Mr. Robert Harvey, Chairman Nominating Committee
P.O. Box 726
Clinton, MS 39060
Email: Mississippijudo@aol.com
The USA Judo election will occur from 8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. on November 2, 2012 at the bi-annual meetings to be held at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas. Eligible voters may also vote on line starting October 22, 2012 at 12:00 P.M. to November 2, 2012 ending at 12:00 P.M. On line voting instructions will be provided at www.usjudo.org. Complete election and nomination procedures established by USA Judo and the USA Judo Nominating Committee may be found at www.usjudo.org
2012 USA Judo National Assembly Announcement
All registered voters for the upcoming USA Judo National Assembly who registered by the October 1, 2012 deadline and are eligible are listed below are advised that it is your responsibility to verify that USA Judo received your registration form.
Again, you may verify this by checking the list of names below. Names will be posted starting on October 8, 2012 through October 19th, 2012. Voters will have up to October 19, 2012 to notify the USA Judo National office if their names are missing from the registration list (according to the category in which you may eligible) all request will be reviewed and added to the voters database if there has been a discrepancy on behalf of USA Judo.
Attention Athletes Voting at the 2012 USA Judo Assembly
Athletes who are registered to vote as a voting delegate for a Group A organization also will be able to cast a vote in the athlete Board member/AAC rep election. This ruling follows the same rule interpretation made for coaches/referees.
Attention Coaches Voting at the 2012 USA Judo Assembly
Delegates to the National Assembly voting on behalf of Group A will be able to vote for athlete or coach elections as well, if they are so eligible to vote for those positions. However, the delegate may only vote for one category other than group A. This decision was arrived at, after a few members contacted the National Office requesting that we revisit the original ruling of delegates voting for only one category period.
USA Judo 2012 Election Registration Forms
USA Judo is pleased to make available the 2012 USA Judo National Assembly voters registration forms. Please take a look at these forms and, depending on which category you will be voting, download it and mail it or fax it to the National Office.
In order to register and be able to cast a vote for the November 2, 2012 USA Judo national election you must be a current member in good standing of USA Judo. You may only vote in 1 (one) of the following categories at the elections; Athlete or Coach. Individuals who are registered to vote on behalf of Group A organizations will also be able to cast one vote in either the Athlete or Coach category; if they are eligible for those categories. Your registration form must reach the National office by October 1, 2012. All registered voters will be listed on USA Judo Web site (www.usjudo.org) between October 8, 2012 – October 19, 2012.
It is your responsibility to verify that USA Judo has received your registration form by the deadline. Again, you may verify that USA Judo has received your registration form by checking the list on the Web site. Voters will have up to October 19, 2012 to notify the USA Judo National office if their names are missing from the registration list (according to the category you may eligible). On line voting will
open at noon October 22, 2012 and will close at noon on November 2, 2012.
If you have any questions on the voting procedures you may read the nomination and election procedures posted here or check USA Judo’s Bylaws.
Each form has particular instruction on where to submit the voters registration as well as contact information for further questions.
We welcome all of our members' participation and hope to see you in Dallas, Texas this coming November 2, 2012 for the National Assembly and the Dallas Invitational.