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 in good standing are hereby notified that
the BVA 59th National Convention will be held at the Reno Hilton
Hotel, 2500 East Second Street, Reno, Nevada 89595, during the
period Tuesday, August 10, through Saturday, August 14, 2004.
This year’s pre-registration packet does not include a copy
of the official BVA National Headquarters proxy form. The change
in procedure resulted from a bylaw amendment approved at last
year’s convention that eliminated its inclusion in the packet.
Members or Associate Members in good standing who wish to vote
by proxy may now request a form by writing or calling the Acting
Assistant Administrative Director at BVA National Headquarters
no later than 45 days before (June 26, 2004) the opening day of
the 59th Convention. In compliance with Section 2c of Article
IX, the proxy form must be completed and returned to BVA National
Headquarters (Attn: Acting Assistant Administrative Director).
To be considered valid, the envelope containing the form must
be postmarked no later than 21 days (July 20, 2004) before the
date of the convention.
Remaining Important Dates
1. May 27 (no later than 75 days before convention) -
Latest date to mail pre-registration package/official convention
notice.
2. June 1 - Latest date to mail ballots for regular elections
of Directors of Districts 3 and 4 and special election for Director
of District 2 (Article VI, Section 3d).
3. June 15 - Mail annual financial report forms (three
copies) to treasurers of regional groups (Article XIV, Section
13a, Part 3).
4. June 26 (no later than 45 days before convention) -
Ballots for elections of Directors of Districts 3 and 4 postmarked
to national headquarters no later than midnight (Article VI, Section
3e).
5. June 26 (no later than 45 days before convention) -
Latest date to mail proposed bylaw amendments to members in good
standing (Article XIX, Section 1b).
6. July 1 (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).
7. July 6 (no later than 35 days before convention) -
Count election ballots for Directors of Districts 3 and 4 and
special election for Director of District 2 (Article VI, Section
3g).
8. July 20 (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).
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