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2017 BMW MOA Board Election Call for Candidates
By Reece Mullins #143779 BMW MOA Secretary
AS REQUIRED BY THE BMW MOA bylaws Article IV SECTION 1. GENERAL (Revised November 20, 2012): “The Secretary shall cause to be printed in BMW Owners News and placed on the BMW MOA web site in December preceding the elec- tion, a notice of the upcoming elec- tion. Such notice shall contain an explanation of
the election and
nomination process, the eligibility requirements to be a member of the Board of Directors, the election timetable, and the names and mail- ing addresses of the members of the Candidate Search Committee appointed by the President.” I would direct all members to
read the current bylaws as amended by executive board session dated July 5, 2016. The bylaws are available for review online at
bmwmoa.org by entering “bylaws” in the search win- dow. A paper/hard copy of the bylaws is available by mail by con- tacting MOA headquarters at: BMW Motorcycle Owners of America, 640 S. Main St. Suite 20, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 (864) 438-0962. The current applicable bylaw
change as amended on the 5th of July 2016 states, “There shall be an annual election to elect the mem- bers of the Board of Directors and to vote on other such matters as may be placed on the ballot in accordance with these Bylaws. Three (3) Direc- tor positions shall be filled by such election. “The transition to annual elec-
tions shall occur as follows: Begin- ning with the 2017 election, two (2)
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Board positions shall be filled, and the remaining three (3) positions will be extended for one year. For the 2018 elec- tion, three (3) positions shall be filled. In the 2019 election, three (3) positions shall be filled; one (1) remaining position will be extended for one year.
In the 2020 and
subsequent elections thereafter, three (3) positions shall be filled by such election. If any Board member serving an extended term chooses not to complete said exten- sion, the currently serving President of the Board will appoint a replacement to fulfill the extended term. Once the transition period has been completed (2020), the preceding verbiage regarding the transi- tion shall be removed from the Bylaws.” This year we have two Director posi-
tions open. If you possess the motivation, time and dedication necessary to be a BMW MOA director and would like to run for office, we strongly encourage you do so. Your typical meeting obligation would be twelve full board conference calls and four in-person, quarterly week- end board meetings annually. Addition- ally, you would serve on two committees with a schedule similar to the full board’s. Board Officers are elected by the Directors at the first executive session board meet- ing following the election (July meeting at the international rally). Members typically arrive at the meeting location on either a Thursday (when there are Friday meetings scheduled) or Friday in time for late after- noon committee meetings. Board meet- ings generally conclude Saturday night to accommodate Sunday travel. Board mem- bers are compensated for travel, lodging and meals in accordance with the current BMW MOA policy and procedures manual.
Procedure Under the guidance of the Secretary and the execution by the BMW MOA Execu- tive Director and Staff, we are requesting that all BMW MOA members who are interested in becoming a candidate for the 2017 election inform the BMW MOA office; however, this is not required to be eligible for nomination. A nomination packet will be sent to each interested candi- date from the BMW MOA office. Included in the nomination packet is a nomination petition that can be used to obtain at least five other individual members’ names, including their BMW MOA member num- bers, addresses and signatures that support the candidate’s nomination. Obtaining the five signatures is required, but the provided nomination petition is only an example. Along with the nomination petition, the Candidate Search Committee must receive a biography and position statement of a maximum of 500 words. The Candidate Search Committee will count the words and cut off the election materials after the 500th word of any biography and position statement exceeding this length. A photo- graph is not required, but it is highly rec- ommended. The nomination petition may be submitted at a different time than the biography, position statement and optional photograph, but all required election docu- ments have to be received by the Candidate Search Committee no later than February 1, 2017, for the member’s name to appear on the ballot as a candidate. February 1, 2017, is also the last day to withdraw candidacy, change candidacy or revise the biography or position statement. The Candidate Search Committee shall,
at any time, advise any individual member of the BMW MOA who so requests which members have been nominated or have
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