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Slate of Candidates and Voting Procedures
Slate of Candidates and Voting Procedures
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he names of the candidates for the 2013 national election appear on the ballot to the right. Officers, members of the Board of Directors, and members of the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC) will be elected by electronic ballot by members in good standing with voting rights as defined in Article III of AORN’s bylaws. Voting opens on February 5, 2013, and closes at midnight on March 6, 2013. Members can log in to the voting system from any computer with Internet access by using their AORN username and password. The voting results will be announced at the end of the last session of the House of Delegates at Congress. Each year, the NLDC reviews nominations for the Board of Directors, national officers, and the NLDC to assess the candidates’ qualifications for the position they are seeking. It is the responsibility of the NLDC to select the best-qualified candidates for the positions and to prepare and present a slate of candidates for all elected positions. In addition, Article VII, Section 2(C) of the AORN bylaws allows nominations to the ballot by petition for all elected positions immediately after the NLDC presents its slate of candidates but no more than 45 days before the commencement of voting (for 2012, this date was December 22). To be placed on the final ballot, candidates must support AORN’s mission, vision, and values and meet the eligibility requirements for the position set forth in the bylaws. Due to publishing deadlines, only candidates on the ballot by October 15, 2012, are included in this issue of the Journal. The final ballot and candidate information will be provided on the AORN web site and in AORN publications before Congress. The Candidates’ Forum will be held at Congress in San Diego, California, on Sunday, March 3, 2013, from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. All candidates on the final ballot will be given an opportunity to present. The presentations will be recorded and posted on the AORN web site.
2013 AORN NATIONAL BALLOT PRESIDENT-ELECT (one to be elected) ANNE FAIRCHILD* JANE A. KUSLER-JENSEN VICTORIA M. STEELMAN TREASURER (one to be elected) DARIN M. PRESCOTT MARTHA D. STRATTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS (four to be elected) SANDY ALBRIGHT MELANIE L. BRASWELL* STEPHANIE S. DAVIS KAREN M. KNAPP* MARISA (MISSI) MERLINO ANNETTE WASIELEWSKI NOMINATING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (two to be elected) DONNA J. ELIASON KAREN M. LEMMONS MERIDETH D. LEWIS-COONEY MARY C. RUSSELL *NOMINATED BY PETITION. This is not an official ballot. Please do not use this ballot for voting purposes.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2012.11.004
32 j AORN Journal
January 2013
Vol 97
No 1
Ó AORN, Inc, 2013
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he names of the candidates for the 2013 national election appear on the ballot to the right. Officers, members of the Board of Directors, and members of the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC) will be elected by electronic ballot by members in good standing with voting rights as defined in Article III of AORN’s bylaws. Voting opens on February 5, 2013, and closes at midnight on March 6, 2013. Members can log in to the voting system from any computer with Internet access by using their AORN username and password. The voting results will be announced at the end of the last session of the House of Delegates at Congress. Each year, the NLDC reviews nominations for the Board of Directors, national officers, and the NLDC to assess the candidates’ qualifications for the position they are seeking. It is the responsibility of the NLDC to select the best-qualified candidates for the positions and to prepare and present a slate of candidates for all elected positions. In addition, Article VII, Section 2(C) of the AORN bylaws allows nominations to the ballot by petition for all elected positions immediately after the NLDC presents its slate of candidates but no more than 45 days before the commencement of voting (for 2012, this date was December 22). To be placed on the final ballot, candidates must support AORN’s mission, vision, and values and meet the eligibility requirements for the position set forth in the bylaws. Due to publishing deadlines, only candidates on the ballot by October 15, 2012, are included in this issue of the Journal. The final ballot and candidate information will be provided on the AORN web site and in AORN publications before Congress. The Candidates’ Forum will be held at Congress in San Diego, California, on Sunday, March 3, 2013, from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM. All candidates on the final ballot will be given an opportunity to present. The presentations will be recorded and posted on the AORN web site.
2013 AORN NATIONAL BALLOT PRESIDENT-ELECT (one to be elected) ANNE FAIRCHILD* JANE A. KUSLER-JENSEN VICTORIA M. STEELMAN TREASURER (one to be elected) DARIN M. PRESCOTT MARTHA D. STRATTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS (four to be elected) SANDY ALBRIGHT MELANIE L. BRASWELL* STEPHANIE S. DAVIS KAREN M. KNAPP* MARISA (MISSI) MERLINO ANNETTE WASIELEWSKI NOMINATING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (two to be elected) DONNA J. ELIASON KAREN M. LEMMONS MERIDETH D. LEWIS-COONEY MARY C. RUSSELL *NOMINATED BY PETITION. This is not an official ballot. Please do not use this ballot for voting purposes.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aorn.2012.11.004
32 j AORN Journal
January 2013
Vol 97
No 1
Ó AORN, Inc, 2013