Change in 2021 Elections - Nominations Period Extended

The Nominations Period for the 2021 Elections has been extended to October 31, 2020.

The following NMRA Officers and Board of Directors positions are open for election in 2021:

  1. President
  2. Vice President
  3. At-Large North American Director
  4. Eastern District Director, and
  5. Pacific District Director

The elected position of Vice President-Special Projects will be eliminated concurrent with the end of the current term Friday, July 2, 2021. The change was approved by the Board of Directors at the 2020 Summer BOD Meeting. The Board of Directors and officers agree that the NMRA would be better served by returning to the former executive model of Pres-VP-Secretary-Treasurer.
The President, Vice President, At-Large North American Director, and Eastern District Director will not run for an additional term.
Please check Article III, paragraph 12 of the NMRA Executive Handbook (EHB) located at https://nmra.org/executive-handbook for the extent of the districts affected. Qualifications for candidates are listed in the EHB.

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President and Vice President
Submission of candidates' names for consideration for the positions of President and Vice President should be made to one of the following no later than October 31, 2020:

National Nominating Committee Chair Mike Brestel at mbrestel [at] zoomtown.com .
Atlantic District Nominating Committee at AtlNominations [at] nmra.org.
NMRA Canada Nominating Committee at CanNominations [at] nmra.org.
Pacific District Nominating Committee at PacNominations [at] nmra.org.

At-Large North American Director
Submission of candidates' names for consideration for the position of At-Large North American Director should be made to one of the following no later than October 31, 2020:

National Nominating Committee Chair Mike Brestel at mbrestel [at] zoomtown.com .
NMRA Canada Nominating Committee at CanNominations [at] nmra.org.

Eastern District Director
Submission of candidates' names for consideration for the position of Eastern District Director should be made to National Nominating Committee Chair Mike Brestel at mbrestel [at] zoomtown.com no later than October 31, 2020.

Pacific District Director
Submission of candidates' names for consideration for the position of Pacific District Director should be made to the Pacific District Nominating Committee at PacNominations [at] nmra.org  no later than October 31, 2020.

Candidates may wish to run for these positions by petition and not be subjected to the decisions of the appropriate nominations committees. Requirements for submitting by petition are contained in the EHB. All submissions by petition shall be received by the NMRA Secretary no later than November 30, 2020.

Members with questions about nominations or the election may contact Secretary Rick Coble at secy [at] nmra.org (subject: NMRA%20Elections%20Process) .

Rick Coble
NMRA Secretary

Time Period: 
Saturday, July 18, 2020 to Thursday, November 5, 2020