REALTOR®


NEWS S PR I N G I S S U E 2017


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deadline FOR


GAR OFFICER NOMINATION


Nominations for GAR Offi cers and NAR Directors for 2018 are due in the GAR offi ce no later than April 17, 2017. Nominations may be submitted for President- Elect, the four Vice President positions, Regional Di- rector for Regions 1, 2, 6, 7, and 9, and NAR Directors- at-Large. The GAR Nominating Committee will meet on May


8, 2017, to select a slate of offi cers and directors for 2018. The list of nominees will be featured in the Fall issue of Georgia REALTOR®


magazine, which will be


published in early August. Names in addition to those recommended by the


Nominating Committee may be placed in nomination by giving written notice of intent to be a candidate for a particular offi ce as stated in the Bylaws of the Georgia Association of REALTORS®


. Said nomination must be


received in the GAR offi ce no later than 30 days follow- ing the Nominating Committee’s meeting in May. Please visit WWW.GAREALTOR.COM to download a nomination form.


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