1. Nominating & Electronic Voting for 2016 International Board of Directors
Thomas Caisse
Chair, Nominating Committee
Red Knights International Motorcycle Club®

2. Chapter Preparation Chapters must be in Good Standing
Dues current
Roster up-to date
Signed TMLA Agreement
Members at Large must be in Good Standing
Active address provided prior to the closing of nominations
Notification via Chapter RKMC Address
One Chapter – One Vote!
Keep your password to RKMC confidential – change it if necessary
MAL’s will receive individual ballot via
Know the timeline
Posted on International Webpage & in this presentation
Good Standing is covered in SOG’s and By-Laws. If dues are not current technically they are not members.

3. Nominations Procedure
Requires two Chapters to nominate
Must be President or Vice President
Nomination must be in writing & ed to Nominations Committee prior to close of nominations
Nominee
Completes and submits Nomination Profile prior to close of nominations – Word template as downloadable document
Provide photo
Chapters must be in Good Standing.
President and Vice President must be on Roster and listed as President or Vice President (keep rosters up to date)!
No phone-in or snail mail nominations and must be ed. Reason for is that they must be able to be processed which requires forwarding to several parties within organization.
Persons (and Chapter representing) making nomination will be published on webpage with Nominee Profile.

4. 2016 Elections Vice President Secretary Region 2 Director

5. Timeline – 2016 Elections Days prior to Convention Activity Date
Incumbents Intent* Days (53) Feb. 22nd
Nominations Closed* Days (143) May 22nd
Chapters Start Vote Days (173) June 21st
Voting Closed* Days (203) July 21st
Vote Results Announced Convention (233) August 20th
*11:59 Eastern US Time Zone on date.
The dates are driven by the date of Annual Business Meeting at Convention.

6. Voting - Chapters
Review Nominee Profiles on line at International Webpage
Ballot sent to Chapter address
Select Candidate
Submit
Print receipt confirming vote
All profiles will be on the International webpage.
Suggest that Chapters vote during an actual Chapter meeting.

7. Voting – Members at Large
Review Nominee Profiles on line at International Webpage
Ballot sent to each MAL via
Select Candidate
Submit
Print receipt confirming vote
A simple majority of the individual MAL ballots cast will determine the candidate receiving the MAL vote to be cast with Chapter votes.
All profiles will be on the International webpage.
Suggest that Chapters vote during an actual Chapter meeting.

8. Conclusion
Elected Officers Announced at Annual Business Meeting – Wisconsin Dells August 20th, 2016