Candidates Listed for Dec. 10 Club Elections

The following candidates have the required number of qualified signatures to appear on the ballot for the elections on Dec. 10:

Candidates for President – Mark Hamrick
Candidates for Vice President – Keith Hill
Candidates for Treasurer – Myron Belkind
Candidates for Secretary – Joel Whitaker
Candidates for Membership Secretary – Angela Greiling Keane

Candidates for Governors representing the Journalist members, 3-year term (two to be elected):

John Hughes
Patrick McGrath
Ken Mellgren

Candidate for Governor representing the Communicator members, 3-year term (1 to be elected):

Shawn Bullard

The candidates have until the close of business on Friday, Nov. 12, to submit their campaign statements, including photo if they wish and biographical material. They will be posted on the NPC Web site and mailed to those members who do not have e-mail accounts. Links also will be provided in the Wire.

To request an absentee ballot, phone Sarah Driggs in the Membership Department at (202) 662-7511 or e-mail [email protected] with your name and membership number. The membership department will then send members the absentee ballot to their residential addresses with two envelopes, one for placement inside the other. The outer envelope shall identify the voter and the inner envelope shall not. The completed absentee ballots must arrive at the NPC by mail, messenger or in person by the time polls close at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10. All requests for absentee ballots must be by one person for one ballot only. Bundling of absentee ballot requests is prohibited.

Voting will take place in the designated Election Room between the Library and the First Amendment Lounge from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 10.

-- Myron Belkind, Club Secretary, [email protected]