Announcement of TAGDV Elections 2023
Announcement of TAGDV Elections 2023Greetings from the TAGDV Election Committee, 2023. This election committee has been operational since Sep, 2023. We request your full support, understanding and cooperation in conducting a fair, representative and comprehensive election between November 1 - 4, 2023The TAGDV members are requested to validate their membership information and register any missing information. Click here to fill in your details.The following are the dates/deadlines for the election.EVENTDEADLINELast day to verify membership InformationOct 25, 2023Last day to file nominations Oct 25, 2023Last day for withdrawal of nominationsOct 29, 2023Announcement of the Final list of Candidates Oct 31, 2023Election Date(s)November 1 - 4, 2023A RECEIPT TIME OF MIDNIGHT (EST) IS IMPOSED ON ALL DEADLINES.The following are the positions open for election:ADMINISTRATIVE BODY POSITIONNUMBER OF POSITIONSTERM (Years)President12Vice-President12Secretary12Treasurer12EC - Member at Large52Board of Trustees44Tamil School Board32To encourage more participation in TAGDV Administration, The 2023 TAGDV Election committee recommends the following suggestionsTAGDV should provide a platform to record the volunteer hours in a systematic manner.The TAGDV election contestants can seek endorsements from past TAGDV officers, EC Members & Board of Trustees and publish in their Profile with their consent.We are appreciative of your volunteer efforts and it is only through your active participation, will we be able to continue building a strong, active and successful association.The following are the qualifications of contestants mandated by the TAGDV bylaws:1. Board of Trustees:a. MUST be a TAGDV life Memberb. MUST have served on the TAGDV Executive Committeec. In the extraordinary circumstance of unavailable members to satisfy the above, any life member during the past 5 years is eligible for nomination (5.1.2 of Bylaw)2. TAGDV President / Vice-President / Secretary / Treasurer / Member at Large:a. MUST be a TAGDV member as of August 1, 2023b. A member of the Association shall not contest for more than one position on the Executive Committee or the Board in a given year. (6.4 of the ByLaw).3. Tamil School Board:a. MUST be a TAGDV member as of Aug 1, 2023b. SHALL have served TAGDVClick here for the Nomination formClick here for CANDIDATE CODE OF CONDUCTAll communications regarding the elections must be addressed to theelection committee at electioncommittee2023@tagdv.org The Election Committee reserves the right to respond to election-related queries at a time it deems appropriate.