The following NMRA Board of Directors positions are open for election in 2017:
- Central District Director;
- Canadian District Director, NMRA Canada President, NMRA Canada Vice President; and
- Regional Advisory Council (RAC) Director.
Please check Section A.10.1 page A.10.1-1 of the NMRA Executive Handbook (EHB) located at http://nmra.org/executive-handbook for the extent of the districts affected. Qualifications for candidates can be found at Section A.3.1 paragraph 12C page A.3.1-4 of the EHB.
All submissions of candidate’s names for the Central District Director are managed by the National Nominating Committee and should be submitted to Tony Koester, National Nominating Committee Chair, nkpfan [at] ptd.net, no later than June 1, 2016. The incumbent is ineligible to run for reelection.
All submissions of candidate’s names for the Canadian District Director, NMRA Canada President, and NMRA Canada Vice-President are managed by the NMRA Canada Nominating Committee. Contact Stephen Wood, NMRA Canada Nominating Committee Chair, stephendwood [at] gmail.com no later than June 1, 2016.
All submissions of candidate’s names for the RAC Director are managed by the RAC Nominating Committee. Contact Hank Kraichely, RAC Nominating Committee Chair at hkraichely [at] sbcglobal.net no later than June 1, 2016.
Candidates may wish to run for these positions by petition and not be subjected to the decisions of the respective Nominating Committee. Requirements for submitting by petition are contained in the EHB in Section A.10.1 paragraph 3 page A.10.1-1. All submissions by petition shall be received by the Secretary NMRA no later than September 15, 2016.