Election 2022
Welcome to the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association's 2022 Election page.
We are excited about being able to gather for our 2022 Seminole Days celebration this year. One of the most important tasks that we will be performing is the election of our 2022 officers and board members. If you are interested in running for a position or if you would like to nominate someone, all the information you need to do so should be available if you click through this section. As always, if you have any questions, please ask.
We are excited about being able to gather for our 2022 Seminole Days celebration this year. One of the most important tasks that we will be performing is the election of our 2022 officers and board members. If you are interested in running for a position or if you would like to nominate someone, all the information you need to do so should be available if you click through this section. As always, if you have any questions, please ask.
2022 SISCA ELECTION GUIDELINES
August 2022
ELECTION TASK GROUP
The President shall appoint three SISCA members to an Election Task Group to oversee the election process for officers and board of directors. The task group shall:
The Board will announce the results at 8PM on Saturday, September 17 during Seminole Days.
No member of the Election Task Group can be a candidate for any position being contested in an election.
Members of the Election Task Group can vote if they are Descendant adult or elder members.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Descendant members who meet the following criteria are eligible to run for elected office or board of directors:
Any candidate who is written in at the last minute and wins will have to be approved by the board before taking office. In cases where they are not approved, the next qualified candidate will take the office.
Descendant members are not eligible for elected office if they have any conflict of interest, such as if they are currently a governing member or founding member in a competing organization or have been during the two years prior to the election. The Board will determine which organizations are considered competing based on an examination of their actions toward SISCA.
c. Election Time Frame
o Ballots submitted by mail and in-person will be tabulated by individuals selected by the board.
o Ballots will be collected from 10 am to 4pm on Saturday of Seminole days and tabulated by 8pm.
August 2022
ELECTION TASK GROUP
The President shall appoint three SISCA members to an Election Task Group to oversee the election process for officers and board of directors. The task group shall:
- examine the questionnaires of all proposed candidates and present the board with consolidated information about those qualifications so that the board can decide who will be on the ballot
- notify those candidates
- create, mail, and track ballots
- establish a process for receiving and securing ballots until Seminole Days
- establish and administer the process of tallying ballots at Seminole Days
The Board will announce the results at 8PM on Saturday, September 17 during Seminole Days.
No member of the Election Task Group can be a candidate for any position being contested in an election.
Members of the Election Task Group can vote if they are Descendant adult or elder members.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- A. Eligibility for Elected Office
Descendant members who meet the following criteria are eligible to run for elected office or board of directors:
- are 18 years or older
- are a fully paid member of SISCA for, at least, two consecutive years
- are able and willing to be physically present for, at least, 1/2 of the board meetings (two meetings) and by telephone for the remaining two.
- are willing and able to be physically present in Brackettville on a regular basis to provide care for the physical structures at least 4 times per year.
- have demonstrated a commitment to SISCA over time by being a board member, being active on a SISCA committee or in other support activities for SISCA, and regularly attending general meetings (in person or by teleconference)
- must complete and submit the candidate questionnaire
Any candidate who is written in at the last minute and wins will have to be approved by the board before taking office. In cases where they are not approved, the next qualified candidate will take the office.
Descendant members are not eligible for elected office if they have any conflict of interest, such as if they are currently a governing member or founding member in a competing organization or have been during the two years prior to the election. The Board will determine which organizations are considered competing based on an examination of their actions toward SISCA.
c. Election Time Frame
- Aug 5: Candidate questionnaire for Descendant members seeking a position as an officer or board director is made available and a call for submissions published on all available forums.
- Aug 15: Deadline for candidate questionnaire submissions (extended to Aug 22
- Aug 23: Election task group vets candidates and sends findings to the board for vote
- August 23: Election task group verifies the voting status of members and mails ballots to those eligible to vote. o If a Descendant member pays dues at Seminole Days, and has been a member for at least a year, they may vote at that time. This only applies to Descendant members as described in Article (III).
- August 23 - September 17: Seminole Days: Ballots to be collected but not opened until the ballots are tallied on Seminole Days.
o Ballots submitted by mail and in-person will be tabulated by individuals selected by the board.
o Ballots will be collected from 10 am to 4pm on Saturday of Seminole days and tabulated by 8pm.
- The Board will announce the results at 8PM on Saturday of Seminole days.