Thursday, October 13, 2005

By David Natali
Election Chairman

The 2005 NBUA Board of Directors election will take place Tuesday, October 25 at the North Seattle Community College Auditorium with polls opening at 6:30 p.m. and closing promptly at 7:15 p.m.  Eight Association members are vying for four open spots on the board. Four incumbents are running as well as four challengers.

Candidates running for a two year term are Gary Coy, Scott Johnson, Rich Connors, Mike Carter, Gavin Anderson, Kris Carlstedt, Jay Neff and Mike Brancheau.

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This year you will have three methods available to cast your vote:

• Online Voting:  As was the case last year, NBUA members in good standing will be able to cast their ballots online.  The online ballot will be made available on Thursday, October 20. (Members will be notified by email when the ballot goes live.)  Members will need to enter their NBUA peer eval site ID number (normally the last 4 digits of your Social Security number) to access this secure site. Once at the online ballot, you can select up to but no more than four (4) of the candidates including any write-in candidates.  Please note, by clicking on “submit” your votes will be cast, you will no longer be able to access the online ballot and you will not be able to vote at the poll. The on-line site will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday October 25.
   
• PDF Ballot:  Voters wanting a paper ballot can go to Online Voting and rather than casting your votes, download a PDF version of the ballot. Again, you can vote for no more than four (4) candidates including any write-in candidates.  Once completed, you may bring your ballot to North Seattle Community College the evening of October 25 or mail to Election Vice-Chairman, Vernon Dahl, 16431 Saybrook Dr. NE Woodinville, WA  98077.  (Note: Absentee PDF ballots must arrive in the mail no later than Tuesday October 25 and must have the voter’s name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope.)
   
• Voting at the Poll:  Paper ballots will be available at North Seattle Community College Auditorium the night of the elections for those who have not voted online and do not have PDF ballots.