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Greetings CCAA Members,
The CCAA 2021 Election Oversight Committee has been appointed. We welcome the following members: • Region 1 – Rajat Raghav • Region 2 - Sarah Maccarone • Region 3 – Brandon McCluney – Chairperson • Region 4 - Andrea Angel • International - Loncey Clark Timeline for 2021 CCAA Elections:
Qualifications to Hold Office: All Officer or Director nominees must be a member in good standing for three (3) years (36 months) with at least six (6) of those months directly previous to the date nominations close. Also, all Officer or Director candidates/nominees must meet one (1) or more of the following requirements:
Qualifications to Vote or Nominate:
Positions Open for 2021 CCAA Elections: Director #1 is responsible for breed education, strictly over seeing committees pertaining to Judges Seminars, AKC breed certification, public breed seminars, and breed manuals. #1 is to train and ensure that anyone giving seminars for the CCAA is properly versed in the standard and certified with the CCAA. Position requirements in addition to the minimal stated above: Director #1 must have notable and significant experience with the breed, must have studied dog structure and be able to demonstrate a solid grasp of the standard/breed. Experience in breed education or judging is preferred. Director #3 is responsible for accumulating and maintaining a record of conformation points earned by club member’s dogs associated with club titles (Awards and Standing) and is responsible for acquiring the certificates and awards for such club titles. #3 is to ensure the proper calculation of the club points for conformation awards and present to the Board a full accounting. Director #5. Will preside over the Membership/Welcoming Committee and ensure that monthly meetings to vet out applicants for membership into the club are held promptly and that new members are contacted by the committee within one (1) month of induction; this includes: informing them of their new membership status and giving them info about the club. Each month director #5 will submit to the Board a roster of applicants the committee has compiled for final vote and approval of membership. #5 will immediately inform the Treasurer of the new member’s acceptance, so that the Treasurer may pull the dues paid by said member out of the holding account and deposit them into the general fund. #5 will keep a current membership role and provide a quarterly copy to the Secretary, which will make it public record of such role annually. #5 may delegate tasks to his committee members but is ultimately responsible in ensuring the duties assigned this office are carried out forth with. Director # 7 will oversee the CCAA breeder’s: organizations, advocates and education committees. #7 will preside over the Health and Genetics committees. Position requirements in addition to those stated above: A Cane Corso Breeder of notable accomplishments and experience. All Regional VP’s. The Regional VP is an elected position, in addition to and separate from the BOD. There will be a VP for each one of the 4 regions the CCAA has established in the US. The Board may change the boundaries of these Regions after a review every 3 years, to better serve its members, provided that the regions contain a fairly equal number of club members. The VP must live in the region they represent. The states currently included in these regions are as follows: Region 1 - ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, WV, VA & MD Region 2 - NC, SC, TN, AR, OK, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA & FL Region 3 - OH, KY, MI, IN, IL, MO, WI, MN, IA, ND, SD, NE & KS Region 4 - WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, MT, WY, CO, AZ, NM & UT Duties: (a) Encourage and help organize specialties and match shows in his/her area; (b) Chair or take responsible position in these above shows; (c) Educate and aid new Cane Corso owners in the proper care (feeding, training, grooming) of their dogs; (d) Support, endorse or investigate members of the CCAA at the request of the BOD or the rescue committee; (e) Support and organize activities to bring area members together; fundraise for local Corso events and projects; (f) Submit quarterly reports to the Cane Corso Chronicle; (g) Correspond regularly with the Club VP regarding their region; (h) Act as liaison between affiliate clubs; (I) Represent the interests of that region to the BOD. Additional duties may be assigned by the BOD at anytime. Regional VP will serve a two (2) year term. Elections will be held for Regional VPs on odd years. Only members of the CCAA in good standing may vote in regional elections. Members may only cast of vote for the candidates from their region. Bylaws Related to the Election Process: Article III Section 5. Regional VP will serve a two (2) year term. Elections will be held for Regional VPs on odd years. Only members of the CCAA in good standing may vote in regional elections. Members may only cast a vote for the candidates from their region. Article IV Section 3. Annual Election. The election of Officers and Directors shall be conducted by secret ballot. Ballots, to be valid, must be received by the Election oversight committee (or an independent professional firm designated by the Board) by December 1st. Ballots shall be counted by three inspectors of the election; if possible, they should be members of the oversight committee. They must be members in good standing. They cannot be members of the current Board, candidates on the ballot, or their family members. These inspectors must be approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. The Board may designate an independent professional firm to send, receive, and count the ballots. The nominated candidate receiving the greatest number of votes for each office shall be declared elected. If any nominee, at the time of the election, is unable to serve for any reason, such nominee shall not be elected, and the vacancy so created shall be filled by the new Board of Directors in the manner provided by Article III, Section 3. Section 4. Nominations and Ballots. No person may be a candidate in a Club election who has not been nominated in accordance with these bylaws. An Election Oversight Committee shall be chosen by the Board of Directors before August 15th. The Committee shall consist of: five members-one from each region and one additional, all members in good standing, no more than one of whom may be a member of the current Board of Directors, and none that are up for re-election. The Board shall name a chairman for the Committee if it so chooses. The Nominating Committee may conduct its business electronically or by phone. The Election Oversight Committee shall receive nominations of candidates from eligible members of the Club. The Committee will vet out the nominees and confirm that they wish to run for the position. In order to qualify to be a candidate as an Officer or Director, the person must be a member in good standing for at least three (3) years, except as set forth in Article III, Section 1 b, and able to meet that office's requirements. The Committee shall then submit its slate of candidates to the Secretary, who shall publicly post the list, including the full name of each candidate and the name of the state in which he or she resides, to allow each member of the Club to view it on or before September 1st, so that additional nominations may be made by the members if they so desire. (a) In order to be eligible to vote in an annual election or to vote on an amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws, a member must satisfy all other requirements in the Constitution and Bylaws and have been a member in good standing for six (6) months prior to the date nominations close, or the election ballots are mailed to the membership. (b) Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition addressed to the Chair of the oversight committee and postmarked on or before September 30th, signed by two members and accompanied by the written acceptance of each such additional nominee signifying his willingness to be a candidate. (c) If no valid additional nominations are submitted for a position, the Election Oversight Committee's slate shall be declared elected, and no balloting will be required. (d) If one or more valid additional nominations are postmarked on or before September 30th, the Election oversight committee chair (or an independent professional firm designated by the Board) shall, on or before October 15th, mail to each member in good standing a ballot listing all of the nominees for each position in alphabetical order, with the names of the states in which they reside, and a résumé (500 words or less) submitted by the candidate, together with a blank envelope and a return envelope addressed to the Secretary (or designated professional firm) marked "Ballot" and bearing the name of the member to whom it was sent. So that the ballots may remain secret, each voter, after marking their ballot, shall seal it in the blank envelope, which in turn shall be placed in the second envelope addressed to the Chair of the Oversight Committee (or designated professional firm) and mailed in, postmarked on or before December 1st. The inspectors of election (or designated professional firm) shall check the returns against the list of members whose dues are paid for the current year prior to opening the outer envelopes, remove the blank envelopes, and shall certify the eligibility of the voters as well as the results of the voting, which shall be announced no later than December 15th. In the event that the Secretary position is up for election, the ballots may not be sent out by this office, but from a member of the Oversight committee. Please use the following e-mail to contact us with any questions or comments you may have or to request a nomination form: Bgroomer1@gmail.com Respectfully, The CCAA 2021 Election Oversight Committee: • Region 1 – Rajat Raghan • Region 2 - Sarah Maccarone • Region 3 – Brandon McCluney – Chairperson • Region 4 - Andrea Angel • International - Loncey Clark Comments are closed.
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