Do You Want to Serve on the USBF Board of Directors? Now is the Time to Nominate New Board Members
The terms of two USBF Board of Directors expire at the end of this year. The USBF Nominating Committee will nominate people for those two seats, and Candidates can also be nominated by petition. If you are interested in serving on the USBF Board, or in nominating someone else, you can either This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., chair of the Nominating Committee to ask that the committee consider nominating you or the person you want to see on the Board, or you can nominate yourself or someone else by petition. To learn about the rules for petition candidates, click on "About USBF" in the upper margin of this page and then review the Election Procedures linked at the bottom of the page.
The Timeline for the 2010 Election is:
ACTION | Relation to BMD* | Date | Week Day |
Nominating Committee reports to Elections | 31 Days before BMD | 10/4/10 | Monday |
Nominations Close | 30 Days before BMD | 10/5/10 | Tuesday |
Last Day for Petition Candidates | 20 days before BMD | 10/15/10 | Friday |
Eligible Voter List Posted on Web site** | 15 days before BMD | 10/20/10 | Wednesday |
Last day to protest voter list** | 7 days before BMD | 10/28/10 | Thursday |
Ballot Mailing Date (BMD)** | 11/4/10 | Thursday | |
End of voting period** | 12/5/10 | Saturday | |
Announce Results | |||
Last Day for protest of election |
10 days after results announced |
* BMD = Ballot Mailing Date
** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.