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by John Williams, Administrative Director
Official Notice #2
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3B of Article IX (National
Convention) of the BVA National Bylaws, all members of the Blinded
Veterans Association are hereby given official notice that the
BVA 58th National Convention will be held at the Hilton
Myrtle Beach Resort, 10000 Beach Club Drive, Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina, during the period Tuesday, August 26, through Saturday,
August 30, 2003.
Remaining Important Dates
1. June 17 (no later than 70 days before convention) -
Latest date to mail ballots for elections of Directors of Districts
1 and 2 (Article VI, Section 3d).
2. July 12 (no later than 45 days before convention) -
Ballots for elections of Directors of Districts 1 and 2 postmarked
to national headquarters no later than midnight (Article VI, Section
3e).
3. July 12 (no later than 45 days before convention) -
Last day to mail proposed bylaw amendments to Members and Associate
Members in good standing (Article XIX, Section 1b).
4. July 17 (no later than 40 days before convention) -
Regional group meeting notices to elect convention delegates must
be mailed. Copy of notice must be mailed to BVA National Headquarters
at the same time it is mailed to group membership (Article
XIV, Section 12b, Parts 1 and 2).
5. July 22 (no later than 35 days before convention) -
Count election ballots for Directors of Districts 1 and 2 (Article
VI, Section 3g).
6. August 5 (no later than 21 days before convention) -
Completed delegate credentials forms and proxy forms must be postmarked
to national headquarters (Article IX, Section 2c; Article XIV,
Section 12c, Part 2).
Good Standing Requirements
Article XIV of the BVA National Bylaws outlines the criteria
by which regional groups are deemed in good standing for national
conventions. Groups must accordingly accomplish the following:
1) Meet at least once during the BVA fiscal year July 1-June
30 and submit a copy of the minutes to national headquarters (Attn:
Administrative Director) within 60 days of such meetings (Section
13A).
2) Submit an annual financial statement to the Administrative
Director on forms provided for that purpose no later than September
30 (three months following the end of fiscal year 2003).
Regional group officers should review the status of their groups
to insure that the above requirements have been met. Successfully
doing so will insure that all BVA delegations will be appropriately
seated at the 58th National Convention.
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