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== Number of members == | == Number of members == | ||
| − | + | The Canadian Committee (CC) is comprised of six members, with at least one residing in each of the following three regions: | |
* Ontario | * Ontario | ||
* Western Canada | * Western Canada | ||
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* Two members will be elected each year. | * Two members will be elected each year. | ||
* A lottery was held in Dayton, OH on August 1, 2009 to determine when the terms of the current Canadian Committee members would end. (Note: John Aitken and Tony Leah each volunteered to have his term end on December 31, 2009. John and Tony may, if either one so chooses, run as a candidate in the December 2009 election.) The Dayton lottery randomly determined that the terms of both John Robertson and Jeff Parsons will end on December 31, 2010. The terms of David Boys and Siri Tillekeratne will both end on December 31, 2011. | * A lottery was held in Dayton, OH on August 1, 2009 to determine when the terms of the current Canadian Committee members would end. (Note: John Aitken and Tony Leah each volunteered to have his term end on December 31, 2009. John and Tony may, if either one so chooses, run as a candidate in the December 2009 election.) The Dayton lottery randomly determined that the terms of both John Robertson and Jeff Parsons will end on December 31, 2010. The terms of David Boys and Siri Tillekeratne will both end on December 31, 2011. | ||
| − | * These elections will take place every | + | * These elections will take place every November for terms beginning the following January 1. |
| − | * Candidacies and nominations for prospective members | + | * Candidacies and nominations for prospective CC members for the November 2009 began on August 10, 2009. |
| − | * The first election will take place | + | * The first election will take place from November 1 to 30, 2009. |
* Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are NASPA members in good standing will be allowed to participate in the electoral process. | * Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are NASPA members in good standing will be allowed to participate in the electoral process. | ||
The exact mechanism of this process is to be determined, but there will most likely be an online ballot form that will be linkable from both the NASPA membership renewal page and from the Canadian Committee home page. | The exact mechanism of this process is to be determined, but there will most likely be an online ballot form that will be linkable from both the NASPA membership renewal page and from the Canadian Committee home page. | ||
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== Feedback == | == Feedback == | ||
| − | We invite your input to determine the best possible way of making the CC a responsible and accountable body representing the interests of all Canadian Scrabble players. We ask that | + | We invite your input to determine the best possible way of making the CC a responsible and accountable body representing the interests of all Canadian Scrabble players. We ask that all Canadian NASPA members participate in the electoral process. Discussion can be posted to the Canadian Committee yahoo groups site by emailing [mailto:naspa-canada@yahoogroups.com naspa-canada@yahoogroups.com]. Note that you must sign up for this group before posting messages to it. |
The Canadian Committee (CC) is comprised of six members, with at least one residing in each of the following three regions:
Additionally, no more than three members will be allowed from any one of the above regions.
The exact mechanism of this process is to be determined, but there will most likely be an online ballot form that will be linkable from both the NASPA membership renewal page and from the Canadian Committee home page.
We invite your input to determine the best possible way of making the CC a responsible and accountable body representing the interests of all Canadian Scrabble players. We ask that all Canadian NASPA members participate in the electoral process. Discussion can be posted to the Canadian Committee yahoo groups site by emailing naspa-canada@yahoogroups.com. Note that you must sign up for this group before posting messages to it.
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