2024 Advisory Board Elections - Revision history

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2024 election results

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In '''2024''', NASPA plans to hold an '''[[Advisory Board Elections|election]]''' for three members of its '''[[Advisory Board]]''' (AB).

The [[Advisory Board Composition|composition]] of the AB over the years under NASPA is available at this website.

== Electoral Districts ==

This year’s election chose members in:

* At Large
* US Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
* US West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

== Nominees ==

====At Large====
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== Voting ==

Voting will take place from June 1–30 inclusive, Eastern Time. Votes will be accepted by paper or electronically. Any current NASPA member can vote for (at most) one candidate for each of the four contested seats, regardless of the region of residency.

Paper votes may be sent to NASPA by [[Contact|postal mail]] and must arrive during the voting period to be accepted. Paper votes are not anonymous and must identify the voter and their vote.

[{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/vote.pl Electronic votes] should be made through the Member Services link at the NASPA website. Electronic votes will be anonymous, except inasmuch as a skilled person with access to the NASPA server could eventually reconstruct voting information.

The winner of each election will be determined by plurality. If an election ends in a tie, a lottery or coin toss will be used to break the tie.

Winners will be announced at the beginning of July, as soon as the votes are tabulated.

Any disputes about the elections process will be decided by the AB, excluding those members running for reelection.

== Nominations ==

Electoral candidates must meet all of the following criteria:

* They must be a NASPA member in good standing.
* They must accept the nomination during the nomination period of May 1–31, 2024.
* They must be at least 21 years of age.
* They must be prepared to comply with the [[Committee rules#Member Obligations|obligations of NASPA committee members]].
* They must submit a platform statement.

They do not need to be a certified [[director]], have a high tournament [[rating]] or serve on another [[committee]], but neither do these qualifications exclude them. Incumbent members may stand for reelection.

==== Nomination Process ====
'''Nominations will take place from May 1–31 inclusive, Eastern Time.'''

To nominate yourself, send your name and platform statement to [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org].

To nominate someone else, send the candidate's name to [mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org info@scrabbleplayers.org]. Nominated candidates will be contacted and asked if they agree to run. If so, they will be asked to send their platform statements.

==== Platform Statement ====
A platform statement is a brief statement that describes a candidate's qualifications, background, platform, and any other information that might be of use to voters, for posting to this webpage.

You can view the platform statements of previous candidates [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2023_Advisory_Board_Elections here].

==== “Good Standing” ====

For the purposes of this election, a NASPA member is considered to be in good standing if:
* Their membership has been valid since the beginning of the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]] - July 23, 2022
* Their membership will be valid at least through the scheduled end of the [[2024 Scrabble Players Championship]] - August 5, 2020
* They have not been under suspension at any time since the beginning of the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]] - July 23, 2022

==Background Information==
The AB acts as a liaison between the membership and the [[Executive Committee]] (EC), helps the EC decide matters of policy, and adjudicates appeals on decisions made by other committees.

AB members should possess:
* Good communication skills
* The ability to work well in a group situation
* A willingness to make tough decisions on sensitive or controversial issues
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AB members serve a 2-year term. The upcoming term runs from the 2024 Scrbble Players Championship (SPC) to the 2026 SPC.

Most AB business is conducted during monthly conference calls and over email in which AB members are expected to participate. Also, many AB members take on additional projects.

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 There were no contested seats after the nomination process so an election was not needed.
-See the NASPA News for full results of the election.
+See the [https://icont.ac/4YN5c NASPA News] for full results of the election.
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-This year&rsquo;s election chose members in:
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 * At Large

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 * At Large
-* US Midwest: IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI
+* US South: AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
 * US West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

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-In '''2024''', NASPA plans to hold an '''[[Advisory Board Elections|election]]''' for three members of its '''[[Advisory Board]]''' (AB).
+In '''2024''', NASPA planned to hold an '''[[Advisory Board Elections|election]]''' for three members of its '''[[Advisory Board]]''' (AB).
 The [[Advisory Board Composition|composition]] of the AB over the years under NASPA is available at this website.
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