Elections are held annually. Per the FRID Bylaws (revised in 2019), the nominations and elections process are contained in the FRID Policies and Procedures Manual (PPM). The Board is still working to complete the PPM, but they have adopted the portion containing the nominations and elections process. As part of this process, "all elections for the FRID Board of Directors shall be conducted electronically via a platform vetted and approved by the Board of Directors." This year, the Board has selected Election Runner as the election platform. Members are eligible to vote in the elections granted they have dual membership: FRID and RID.
If you are interested in running for a position or if you would like to nominate another member, please email the Nominations & Elections Committee at nominations@fridcentral.org. Please see the Qualifications and Nominations Packet information below.
The following election timeline has been adopted: Dates have been edited for 2023
Elections shall run on the following cycles:
The following positions are up for regular election in 2023:
Vice-President of Internal Affairs
Treasurer
Member-At-Large
Region Representative East
Region Representative West
The following positions are up for special election in 2023:
The elected Executive Officers (President, Vice-President of Internal Affairs, Vice-President of External Affairs, Secretary, Treasurer, Deaf Member-At-Large, & Member-At-Large) must maintain valid certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
All candidates for the Board of Directors are asked to submit the following documents to the Nominations and Elections Committee via email (nominations@fridcentral.org) no later than August 31.
Positions
Terms
Election Years
President
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certifiedEven numbered years beginning in 2020
Vice-President of
Internal Affairs
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certifiedOdd numbered years beginning in 2021
Vice-President of
External Affairs
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certifiedEven numbered years beginning in 2020
Secretary
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certifiedEven numbered years beginning in 2020
Treasurer
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certified Odd numbered years beginning in 2021Deaf Member-At-Large 2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certifiedEven numbered years beginning in 2020 Member-At-Large 2 years Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Must be RID certifiedOdd numbered years beginning in 2021 Region Representative - North
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Even numbered years beginning in 2020 Region Representative - South
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Even numbered years beginning in 2020Region Representative - East
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Odd numbered years beginning in 2021Region Representative - West
2 years
Limited to 2 consecutive terms
Odd numbered years beginning in 2021Immediate Past President
One term
Immediately following term Ex Officio
N/A
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