We have now reach that time of the year for the Brooklyn Young Republican Club, in which our greatest experiment in human history is utilized. Democracy.

Pursuant to our bylaws, the Brooklyn Young Republican Club is once again preparing to hold elections for our Club Officers and Board of Directors, which will be held at our annual meeting this summer.

The positions up for election are:

• President, currently held by Joel Acevedo
• Vice-President, currently held by Andrew Windsor
• Treasurer, currently vacant
• Secretary, currently vacant
• Eleven Members of the Board of Directors, currently held by Jonathan Judge, Jay Cruger, Joseph Colella and Joshua Ferraiuolo; with seven vacancies.

All nominees for Club Officers, “shall be eligible for office, who at the time of their nomination and election, shall have been a Regular member in good standing from the prior calendar year and shall have attended at least 50% of the minimum number of required Regular meetings of the Club, or no fewer than (2) Regular or Special meetings of the Club, in the prior calendar year, as documented on the official attendance sheets maintained by the Club Secretary” (Article V, Sec 2). Nominees for Board of Directors, “shall be eligible for a position of Director of the Board, who at the time of their nomination and election, shall have been a Regular member in good standing from the prior calendar year and shall have attended at least 50% of the minimum number of required Regular meetings of the Club, or no fewer than (2) Regular or Special meetings of the Club, in the prior calendar year, as documented on the official attendance sheets maintained by the Club Secretary” (Article VI, Sec 2).

Nominations for positions on the Executive Team and Board of Directors, are submitted via email to the attention of the Elections Committee Chair, Avery Pereira, who was appointed on January 2, 2020 by the Board of Directors, pursuant to our bylaws. Nominations may be made by any club member in good standing by emailing their list of nominations to [email protected].

Please provide the Election Committee Chair with your full name, so he could cross check if you are eligible to submit your nominations (Failure to do so will result in your nominations being void for consideration.) The Elections Committee will certify that nominees are qualified to serve and will ensure that they disclose compliance with our bylaws’ conflicts of interest provisions.

Nominations must be received on or before 12:00 AM, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. No nomination made by a member who is not in good standing may be accepted. If you would like to make a nomination or run for a position but have not paid your dues yet for 2020, please visit our website, brooklynyr.com and renew online today. Nominations will be read out and seconded at our March 25th Meeting. Any nominee who is not seconded will not be eligible to run for office at the club’s Annual Meeting.

If you have any questions, please refer to the club’s bylaws or email us at [email protected].

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