Breaking News: SLSA announces by-election this Sunday

submitted by Ashleigh Dickins

In a notice sent out today by board member Kantbe Thursday the SLSA board has announced that Countess Decosta has resigned from the SLSA board due to real life events. According to the SLSA constitution,

2.3.2. By-Elections 2.3.2.1 Should a vacancy occur in the SLSA Board between scheduled elections such vacancy shall be filled with a by-election of SLSA Members eligible to vote within 4 days of the vacancy. The director elected in such a by-election shall fill the remaining term of the director replaced.

The announcement sent this morning states the by-election will be held in accordance with the constitution this Sunday, October 24th, 2010. The elected candidate will serve as director for the remainder of Countess' term, with the slot being up for re-election as usual on December 1, 2010. The board is currently seeking candidates for the by-election. Intent to run must be submitted along with statement of team, product and sim affiliations in a notecard to the remaining board: Harbor Piers, Abel Halderman, Syx Toshi and Kantbe Thursday. See the excerpts from the constitution below regarding eligibility to run for a director position.

2.1. SLSA Members eligible to vote. 2.1.1. From the date of joining or rejoining the SLSA a Member is only eligible to vote for Directors of the SLSA Board, under one or more of the following conditions: 2.1.1.2. An SLSA Member must have competed (and been assigned a score) in at least one of the previous six SLSA sanctioned competitions prior to the election. 2.1.1.3. An SLSA Member shall be an SLSA Hall Of Fame inductee. 2.1.1.4. An SLSA Member must have served as an appointed officer or director at, at least, one of the previous three SLSA sanctioned competitions prior to the election. 2.2. SLSA Director Eligibility Any individual who is a current member of SLSA and who is an eligible voter is eligible to hold office as a Director of the SLSA Board, within the following rule(s): 2.2.1. Not more than two (2) representatives from 2.2.1.1 the same surf team (as defined in section 1.5. 2.2.1.2 the same surf product vendor company (product developers, not affiliate sellers) 2.2.1.3 the same surf sim(s) ownership group (sim owners, not sim renters) shall be Directors of the SLSA Board at any single time. Candidates will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis for this election condition. (e.g Continuing Director A is Surf Team X, Candidate B and Candidate C are also Surf Team X, then Candidate B would be accepted as a nominee if their application was received first, Candidate C’s nomination would not be accepted) 2.2.1.4 A current SLSA member who is not an eligible voter may petition the board for the privilege of running for a Director seat. Their petition must state why their candidacy would be a benefit to the SLSA. If the board unanimously agrees that it is in the best interest of the SLSA the eligible voter requirement may be waived. This will be on a case-by-case basis and does not imply an endorsement of the particular candidate.

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