Candidate Guidelines
Candidate Nominating Procedures and Guidelines
Nominating Procedure Document Relating to Article IX
Approved November 1, 2003
Candidate Guidelines:
(a) No person may nominate himself/herself for office.
(b) No person shall simultaneously hold two positions on the Executive Council. In the event a person holding an office is elected or selected to a second position on the Executive Council, that person must choose which of the two positions he/she will continue, such decision to be made within 48 hours of the announcement of the selection, or else the person so affected will be deemed to have selected to remain in the first office held.
(c) Incumbent is automatically placed on the ballot, provided that he/she has been properly nominated and accepted, except that a 3/4 vote against may withhold the incumbent鈥檚 name from the ballot (see Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2).
(d) All nomination letters must be received at AMA Headquarters thirty (30) days prior to the convening of the Nominating Committee鈥檚 Annual Meeting. All information must be received by electronic means.
(e) Candidate must be a legal resident of the district in which the election is being held; this does not apply to the office of President or Executive Vice President.
(f) Candidate must be a current AMA member with Leader Member status (other qualifications apply to the office of President and Executive Vice President, Article IX, section 3).
(g) No person elected to and serving as an active member of the Executive Council shall be paid for any regular column or article in Model Aviation magazine. Exception may be made for such articles as the coverage of special events provided prior arrangement was made for said article. Articles and columns printed in the 鈥淎MA News鈥 section are not paid contributions. No paid columns may be submitted after the individual has been placed on the ballot.
Candidate Acceptance:
All correspondence must be submitted electronically to AMA HQ Muncie, IN. Failure to meet all requirements, will disqualify said nominee. The Correspondence and documentation shall include:
(a) A letter of acceptance by the candidate must be submitted electronically at least 15 days prior to the meeting of the nominating committee.
(b) A resume of professional qualifications and model aviation experience. The resume should include, but not be limited to, the below areas of consideration. The information must be received at AMA headquarters at least 10 days prior to the nominating committee.
1. Management experience.
2. Financial background.
3. Insurance employment and/or expertise.
4. Legal background.
5. Technical background, including areas of aeronautics, electronics (especially in radio frequency propagation and usage), acoustics (as related to noise studies and analysis), and other areas of engineering.
6. Aeromodeling background must be noted. The individual will be required, if elected to national office, to deal with questions related to all areas of aeromodeling and should have a broad-based background.
(c) Campaign statements will not be read by any person until it is determined who will be placed on the ballot. They will only be seen by the Executive Director and the minimum number of staff required for publication and remain confidential until publication. Candidate statements will be referred to legal counsel if it is believed that they violate the standing rules.
