Nominations of Members in good standing for the Board of Directors will open on July 1st and close September 30th. All pre-COVID procedures will be followed per our By-laws.
Voting for Board Members will take place at the BVA Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, NC, on October 22, 2022 at 1400 hours. Members MUST have their BVA Membership card to receive a ballot. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1016 Jacksonville Parkway, Jacksonville, NC 28546.
All Members in good standing have voting privileges. A member in good standing is defined as a life member, or a member whose dues are current.
Section 6 – Voting
Nominations will open on 1 July in those years elections will be held and close 30 September. Nominations may be mailed to the address listed in Article 1, Section 2 - Principal Office, and must be postmarked by 23 September. Nominations may be presented electronically utilizing the contact email on the Official BVA website or submitted online at https://www.beirutveterans.org/nominations.
Members in good standing may self-nominate pursuant to the same procedures.
Nominees will be contacted via email or telecommunications to verify acceptance of the nomination. Acceptance of a nomination via email using the same procedures will be deemed valid if received using the contact email described above by 30 September. A self-nomination will automatically be deemed accepted.
Ballots will be dispersed to Members in good standing with a valid membership card at the Annual Membership Meeting, and voting procedures established by the Board or President will be utilized.,
Regular Members in good standing shall be eligible to vote for board members and on other matters properly before the membership for vote. Voting is limited to living persons.
