2003 USMS National Elections - Election Schedule
Pre-Convention Election Schedule
| Job |
Due
Date |
| 2002 |
| Announce request for nominations
at the Annual Meeting |
Sep |
| Submit call for
nominations to National Office Newsletter |
Oct 1 |
| Submit call for nominations
to Jan/Feb Issue of Swim Magazine |
Oct 15 |
| Post election information
on Election Web Site |
Dec 1 |
| 2003 |
| Contact current
officers eligible for a second term to determine if they wish
to continuein office |
Jan 1 |
| Accept nominations
for office. Candidates for office must submit a completed Nomination
Packet during this period in order to be considered for the slate |
Jan 1 - Mar 31 |
| Only current national officers have announced candidacy and the slate is declared complete. Floor nominations, if any, will be accepted at convention |
March 31 |
| Post candidate information
on Election Web Site |
Jul 1 |
| Submit election
information to National Office for convention packet |
Aug 1 |
Convention Election Schedule
| Job |
Due
Date |
| Post election
bulletin board and question box for Candidates' Forum on-site
at convention in visible location(s) |
Wednesday |
| Nominations and
speeches for candidates on the slate as well as nominations from
the floor of the House of Delegates. Election by acclamation if no floor candidates nominated. |
Thursday |
| Elections - if election is contested |
Friday p.m. |
