If you’re interested in knowing who’s who in D19, what tournaments are coming up, how our finances are doing, etc, head to the Governance section, where you’ll find the latest minutes, financial statements, District board members and officials (sometimes including their photos), and many other fascinating topics.
Accessing Governance in the top menu will allow you to choose your specific items of interest from a drop-down list.
A new election notice has been posted under governance on June 29, 2021.
This notice is of interest to potential candidates in Eastern and Western Washington, as well as Seattle and Vancouver.
The filing period remains open until July 15, 2021.
The Communications Work Group of the ACBL BOD’s Governance Committee has produced the first edition of the National Director Report which can be downloaded here.
The Work Group comprises Cindy Shoemaker (Chair), D17D; David Johnson, D18D; and Tim White, D19D.
The following District 19 Regional Tournaments have been cancelled for 2021: Victoria (originally scheduled for April), Penticton (June) and Lynwood (August).
Whistler is still in the cards, so to speak, and could be held at the end of October or the beginning of November. A final decision will be made by D19’s Board no later than the end of May.
Any District ACBL member 18 years or older in good standing can make a written declaration of candidacy for the January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023 term.
Declarations must be received by the ACBL Director of Elections, Kelley Trejo, by 31 May 2020.
Declarations may be sent:
1. by mail, addressed to
ACBL Director of Elections
PO Box 289,
Horn Lake, MS 38637-0289
2. hand delivered;
3. by email to [email protected] or [email protected].
In the past the BOD has met at each NABC and reviews actions taken by the ACBL Board of Directors and makes recommendations to the BOD.
To members of Units 446, 430, 436, 442, 448, 450, 453, 454, 455, 428, 433, 437, 439, 441 443, & 451
Please be advised that new three-year terms are approaching for District Board members to be elected to represent the Seattle Unit, the Vancouver B.C. Unit, the eastern Washington Units at large, and the western Washington Units at large on the District Board for the 2021-2023 term.
Full details on how to declare your candidacy are found in our Governance section. You can also click here for direct access. Note that the deadline is 15 July 2020.
New three-year terms are approaching for District Board Members to be elected to represent Eastern and Western Washington on the District Board for the 2019-2021 term.
If you are a member in good standing of the following Units, you may submit your candidacy.
Instructions on how to proceed, from DUDLEY BROWN, District 19 Elections Chair, can be found here.
Note that the deadline for declaring candidacy is 15 July 2018.
Several positions will be up for election for the period January 2018-December 2021.
Complete information is found under Governance in the top menu (or click here).
Members of units listed below may make written declaration of candidacy to the District Elections Chairman to represent their area on the District 19 Board of Directors for the term 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019. Email declarations will be accepted.
Vancouver Island Units: 429, 431
B.C. at Large Units: 456, 571, 574
Alaska units: 425, 426, 427
Incumbents for these positions are Chris Cookson (Vancouver Island Units), Don Wallace (B.C. at Large Units), and Kathie Hoehne (Alaska Units).
A short resume and platform statement should be included in case a contested election is necessary.
Declarations may be mailed or emailed to the Director of Elections listed below.
The filing period remains open until July 15, 2016.
DUDLEY BROWN
District 19 Director of Elections
611 West 5th St
Grandview, WA 98930
Email: [email protected]