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13:07, 13 June 2013 In '''2013''', NASPA will again hold '''elections''' to replace two
members of its '''[[Advisory Board]]''' (AB).
== Electoral Districts ==
This year’s election will elect two members at large.
== “Good Standing” ==
For the purposes of this election, a NASPA member is considered to be in good standing if
* their membership has been valid since the beginning of the [[2011 National SCRABBLE Championship]];
* their membership will be valid at least through the end of the [[2013 National SCRABBLE Championship]]; and
* they have not been under suspension since the beginning of the 2011 NSC
== Nominations ==
An electoral candidate must meet all of the following criteria:
* They must be a NASPA member in good standing.
* They must be nominated by a NASPA member in good standing other than themselves, during the nomination period of June 14–28.
* They must accept the nomination during the nomination period.
* They must be at least 21 years of age.
* They must be prepared to comply with the [[Committee rules#Member Obligations|obligations of NASPA committee members]].
* They must submit a brief statement describing their qualifications, background, platform,
and any other information that might be of use to voters, for posting to this webpage.
They do not need to be a certified [[director]], have a high tournament [[rating]]
or serve on another [[committee]], but neither do these qualifications exclude them.
Incumbent members may stand for reelection.
To submit or accept a nomination, please email info@scrabbleplayers.org.
The nomination will take effect when the nominee’s
name is added to the list of nominees on this page.
=== Nominees ===
; [[Jan Cardia]]
: Jan lives in Wilmington, DE, has been playing in SCRABBLE tournaments for 30 years, is a NASPA tournament director, was a member of the [[NSA]]'s original Advisory Board and is the chair of the [[Rules Committee]]. Jan is running for reelection.
; [[Kate Fukawa-Connelly]]
: Kate is running for reelection.
; [[Shelley Ubeika]]
: Shelley lives in Mississauga, ON, has been playing in SCRABBLE tournaments since 2005, and is a NASPA tournament director. Shelley is running for reelection.
; [[Siri Tillekeratne]]
: Siri has been playing in SCRABBLE tournaments since 1988 and has in some years played more rated games than anyone else, is a director of NASPA Club #374 in Calgary, AB and its many tournaments including the Western Canadian Championship, was the 1996 NSA [[Person of the Year]], was a member of the [[NSA]] Advisory Board and is a member of the [[Canadian Committee]] and [[Tournament Committee]]. Siri is running for reelection.
== Voting ==
Voting will take place from June 26 – July 3 inclusive,
Eastern time. Votes will be accepted by paper or
electronically. Each voter is entitled to vote for one
candidate.
Paper votes may be sent to NASPA by [[Contact|postal mail]],
and must arrive during the voting period to be accepted.
Paper votes are not anonymous, and must identify the
voter and their vote.
[http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/vote.pl Electronic votes] should be made through the Member
Services link at the NASPA website. Electronic votes
will be anonymous, except inasmuch as a skilled person with
access to the NASPA server could eventually reconstruct
voting information.
The winner of each election will be determined by plurality.
If an election ends in a tie, a lottery or coin toss will be used to break the tie.
Any disputes about the elections process will be decided by the AB,
excluding those members running for reelection.
== Results ==
Results will be posted here.