Per the DPROA Constitution, the following positions will be open for election on/about February 7, 2021. The election will take place over a 21-day voting cycle. The election winner of each position will take office on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at the regularly scheduled monthly General Membership meeting at the DPA Building. The positions up for election are:
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
DIRECTOR PLACE 1
DIRECTOR PLACE 3
Any Full-Active member of the DPROA (as defined in the Constitution) who is in good standing and current on dues payment is eligible for election to any of the four identified offices. If a single individual files a candidacy form for a board position and is unopposed by another candidate, that person will take office in March 2021 without the need for an election to that office.
Candidates for office must complete a Candidate Application form which can be be found BY CLICKING HERE for a word document OR by CLICKING HERE for a PDF version, and submit a photo copy of his/her Honorably Retired ID Card (as may be applicable). Submission may be made via:
- Email to [email protected] no later than 11:30 am, December 9, 2020, or
- Delivery in person to an Election Committee member (Mike Martin, Mike Milligan, Robert Yowell) no later than 11:30 am, December 9, 2020; or
- US Postal mail received at the DPROA mail address by 9:45 am on December 9, 2020.
Additionally, any Full-Active member in good standing can nominate a candidate for any announced position on the Executive Board at the December 9 meeting. The person being nominated must be a Full-Active member in good standing and be present at the meeting and accept the nomination when presented. The nominee must also submit a Candidate Application form by the conclusion of the meeting.
Candidate Application forms with a copy of ID Card (as applicable) will be posted on the DPROA website on/about December 10, 2020, in advance of the February 2021 election so that they may be reviewed by the General Membership.
The duties of each office are specified in Article VI of the DPROA Constitution, available for review on the DPROA website. Candidates should familiarize themselves with the duties and responsibilities for the office he/she may be seeking. The Treasurer’s position comes with a DPROA-owned laptop computer and printer to assist with the position’s duties.