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The information on special elections from the Policies and Procedures Manual can be found here:
Current Term of Office
- Three year period. The next Term of Office: September 1, 2021 – September 1, 2024.
Qualifications for Office
- With the exception of the member-at-large positions, all members of the RID Board of Directors must be certified members in good standing for at least four (4) consecutive years immediately prior to candidacy. The member-at-large must be a certified and/or associate member in good standing for at least four (4) consecutive years immediately prior to candidacy.
General Nomination Information for the RID Board of Directors
- An individual must be nominated for office. RID encourages members to nominate those they feel are best qualified to lead the association.
- Any voting member in good standing may nominate candidates for office.
- Candidates must receive nomination signatures from at least 25 voting members in good standing.
- Nominations for the executive board must include at least one member in good standing from each of the five regions.
- When more than one person is nominated for a position, an election will be held
Current Term of Office
- The next Term of Office: September 1, 2023 – September 2, 2026. Region Representatives shall serve three years terms. No region representative shall hold the same office for more than three consecutive terms. Region representatives shall be elected by ballot during non-biennial meeting years, and their term of office shall commence thirty days after elections during that year, but no later than September 1st, providing they are not already serving an unfinished term of office.
Qualifications for Office
- With the exception of the members-at-large positions (MAL and DMAL), all members of the RID Board of Directors must be certified members in good standing for at least four (4) consecutive years immediately prior to candidacy. Furthermore, all candidates for region representative shall have been residents of their respective regions for at least two consecutive years immediately prior to candidacy.
General Nomination Information for the RID Board of Directors
- An individual must be nominated for office. RID encourages members to nominate those they feel are best qualified to lead the association.
- Any voting member in good standing may nominate candidates for office.
- Candidates must receive nomination signatures from at least 25 voting members, in good standing, from their respective regions.
- Nominations for the executive board must include at least one member in good standing from each of the five regions.
- When more than one person is nominated for a position, an election will be held
You can find Board Meeting Agendas here on the Governance page: https://rid.org/about/governance/