1. Nominations and Appointments Committee IEEE Central Texas Section Fall Planning Meeting Aug 29, 2015 San Marcos, TX

2. Nominations and Appointments Committee
Chairman - Tom Grim -
John Purvis
Clif Denny
Joe Redfield
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3. Outline Election Process Officer Terms of Office
Slate of Candidates for 2016
Motion to Ratify the Slate
Motion to elect by acclamation in single candidate elections
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4. Election Process
The Nominating Committee will accept nominations during the month of April
The Nominating Committee will communicate a slate of nominees to the CTS Executive Committee by August 15th, for ratification at the Executive Committee meeting at the end of August
The ratified slate will be published in the September Analog newsletter
Petition candidates will be accepted until October 15th
The modified slate will be announced to section members in the October Mid Month Reminder.
The election will be announced in the November Analog
The elections will begin on November 1
If only one nomination is made for an office, that election shall be declared by acclamation at a meeting of the Section general membership, or the Section Executive Committee (ExCom).
We intend to use the IEEE vTools election process for the election
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5. Terms of Office
The MGA Operations Manual states that the section may have terms of office of either one or two years
The Central Texas Section has documented the choice of two year terms for its officers
Section officers are term limited to four consecutive years in office
The Central Texas Section has documented the choice that chapter officers must be elected every year
Chapter officers are term limited to four consecutive years and a total of six years in the same position in the same organizational unit.
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6. 2016 CTS Officer Candidates
Chairman
Leslie Martinich
Vice Chairman - Austin
Zhuo Li
Vice Chairman – San Antonio
Garrett Polhamus
Treasurer
Kai Wong
Secretary
Don Drumtra
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7. Motions
I move that the slate reported by the Nominating Committee be ratified.
I move election by acclamation for all positions that only have one candidate after the one month period for submission of petition candidates.
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8. QUESTIONS??? Thanks
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Now I’d like to answer your questions about newsletters and electronic services . . .
(After Q&A)
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