PCA Chicago Region

2025 Elections

Background

At the September 4th Board meeting the Nominating Committee presented their selections for the positions on the Chicago Region Board of Directors that need to be filled for the 2025 season.

There are two (2) Director positions that must be filled.

The following candidates were selected:

  • Grace Chen
  • Ross Conforti
  • Larry Daujotas
  • Mark Prescott
2025 Candidate BIOsDownload

According to our current Bylaws (Article VI Section 1) nominations for these positions may also be made by the membership at large via petition.  These nominating petitions should include the name of the member being nominated and the position they are seeking to fill along with the signatures of at least 25 members in good standing.

Please include the printed names of the signatories and their PCA member number to ease validation of the petition.  Completed petitions should be sent to the Nominating Committee Chair, G Stanley Sangdahl, before the October 8th Board meeting.  Scans or digital photographs of the petition may be emailed to Stanley at: ssangdahl@comcast.net or sent via US mail to 816 Leona Mae Ct Naperville, IL 60563.

Ballots for the election will include the slate of candidates selected by the Nominating Committee and any member nominated by petition and will be issued after the October Board meeting.

From our Bylaws

Article X: Section 3 – Notice of Elections
Election shall be by ballots published in a variety of media (including the Club’s website, newsletter and/or email) no later than the second Monday of October.

Article X: Section 4 – Ballots
All ballots must be signed by the voting member and received by the Nominating Committee Chair via U.S. Mail, common carrier, or electronically, no later than the Thursday before the next regularly scheduled board meeting, normally the first Wednesday of November. A member shall be entitled to only one vote regardless of multiple memberships.

The ballot shall contain:

  • Names of the nominees
  • Instructions to vote for no more than one candidate for each Officer position.
  • Space for voting for the ACTIVE member’s vote and the FAMILY-ACTIVE member’s vote.
  • Space provided for write-in votes.
  • Space provided for the signature of each voting member, their individual membership number, and their email address (if appropriate).
  • A statement noting the calendar date deadline for the receipt of ballots.

Ballots may be mailed or sent electronically.

Article X: Section 5 – Tellers
After the deadline for receipt of the ballots, the Nominating Committee shall then count the ballots and report the results to the Board of Directors at the regularly scheduled November Board Meeting.

Ballots received after the deadline shall not be counted unless there is a tie for any of the positions. If a tie remains after all the late ballots are tallied, the Nominating Committee Chair shall flip a coin in the presence of the candidates or members present to determine a winner.

Written protests shall be directed to the Board of Directors within 15 days of the results being announced. The Board of Directors have 15 days to hear the objection and determine a resolution. The Board of Directors decision will be final.

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