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Nominations for National Office for 2006-7

July 12, 2006

The board of directors of the American Fencing League, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, has opened the nomination process for the following national positions:

President
Secretary
Treasurer

All three positions are for a one-year term beginning September 1, 2006. The duties are described below.

Qualifications:
Nominees must be adult members for fiscal year 2006-7 (i.e. born in 1990 or earlier) of the American Fencing League. Nominees must be current members as of July 22, 2006. A list of eligible members is included at the end of this e-mail. (Note that youth members born in 1990 are able to hold office next year because they will convert to adult membership. However, these same people are not able to vote this year because they are youth still.)

Nominations should be e-mailed to the AFL Secretary or sent to the Secretary's attention at 1020 Liberty St NE, Salem OR 97301. Nominations must be received by July 22, 2006. Nominations received after this date will not be accepted.

Nominations should include a short narrative describing your qualifications (which will be published on the ballot and on our website exactly as submitted), plus your name, e-mail, address, and telephone (address and phone will NOT be published). A person can nominate him or herself or a person can be nominated by someone else, in which case the secretary will confirm the nomination with the nominee.

The election will be held at the AFL annual membership meeting on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Salem Classical Fencing, which is located at 354 Belmont NE, Salem, Oregon 97301. Ballots will be mailed out to all adult AFL members. Ballots can be returned by mail or you may vote in person at the August 12 annual meeting.

Duties:

President:
The President shall be the chief officer of the League and shall act as the Chair of the Board. The President shall have any other powers and duties as prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Secretary:
The Secretary shall have overall responsibility for all record keeping. The Secretary shall perform, or cause to be performed, the following duties:
a) Make an official recording of the minutes of all proceedings of the Board of Directors meetings and actions;
b) Provide for notice of all meetings of the Board of Directors;
c) Authenticate the records of the League;
d) File required annual reports with governmental bodies, including, but not limited to, the Internal Revenue Service, the Oregon Secretary of State, and the Oregon Department of Justice; and
e) Perform any other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Treasurer:
The Treasurer shall have overall responsibility for all corporate funds. The Treasurer shall perform, or cause to be performed, the following duties:
a) Keep full and accurate accounts of all financial records of the League;
b) Deposit of all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the League in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors;
c) Disburse all funds when properly authorized to do so;
d) Make financial reports as to the financial condition of the League to the Board of Directors; and
e) Perform any other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Members eligible to hold office (as of 7/12/2006):

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