District 19 Board Elections 2012

January 31 2012

New three year terms , 2013 -2015, are approaching for the following District 19 Board positions:

 
*Eastern Washington at large (John Van Keuren, Richland, incumbent)
*Western Washington at large (Ralph Wilhelmi, Olympia, incumbent)
*Seattle Unit (Tom Hansen incumbent)
*Vancouver B.C. Unit (David Schmidt incumbent)
 
ACBL members residing in Eastern or Western Washington wanting to run for the District Board for their area should make written declaration of candidacy to the District Elections Chairman not later than 15 July 2012. Declarations should be accompanied by a brief resume or platform statement.
 
Seattle or Vancouver B.C. members interested in representing their Unit on the Disstrict Board should make their candidacy known to their Unit President as those two Unit Boards elect or appoint their representatives to the District Board.
 
DUDLEY BROWN
District 19 Elections Chairman
611 West 5th St
Grandview, WA 98930-1224
dudley6855@embarqmail.com

 


 

District 19 of the American Contract Bridge League, often referred to as DINO, has 12 elected board members who make policies and conduct the business of the District.

Unit Boards of Directors elect all 12 as follows:

All Western Washington Unit Boards except the Seattle Unit Board elect two at large from Western Washington.

All Eastern Washington Unit Boards elect two at large from Eastern Washington.

One is elected at large from Vancouver Island by the two unit boards on the island.

British Columbia unit boards, excluding the Vancouver B.C. Unit and the two units of Vancouver Island, elect one at large.

The Vancouver B.C. Unit Board elects two.

The Seattle Unit Board elects two.

The Alaska unit boards elect one at large.

And lastly all unit boards vote for the District representative to the National Board who by District By Laws is a voting member of the District Board.

Terms of office are three calendar years with approximately one third elected annually.


Tom Hansen – Seattle Unit

The District Election Chairman follows:

Dudley Brown
611 West 5th St
Grandview, WA 98930

 

For more info

http://www.d19.org/shopcontent.asp?type=Election_Process