Dear Commanding Officers & Members of Region 4,

It is my duty as Inspector General to announce that the nomination phase for the position of Region 4 Coordinator is now open.   This election will be for the full two year term, beginning on 2/1/16 and ending on 1/31/18.

Per the Inspector General Manual, the nomination period shall last 30 days from today’s announcement.  Those seeking to become RC need nominations from 10% of the Commanding Officers of the chapters in good standing in the Region who shall affirm their nomination of the candidate.

Each nomination letter shall include:

-the Name of the Nominating CO’s Chapter

-the Nominating CO’s name and SCC number

-the contact address of the nominating CO

-the name of the candidate for RC they are nominating

-the nominating CO’s signature and date.  In cases where nominations are sent in via email, CO’s must send their nomination from the E-Mail address that matches the one in the STARFLEET Database in lieu of the actual signature.  The email will also date the nomination, so there is no need to include that either.

Any candidate that wishes to run for RC shall include in a letter to the Inspector General, STARFLEET, the following:

-name and contact address

-birth date

-a statement affirming that they are over 21 years of age and currently meet all eligibility requirements to serve as an RC

-a statement affirming they will run for RC if nominated

-their signature and date.  In cases where nominations are sent in via email, prospective nominees must send their nomination from the E-Mail address that matches the one in the STARFLEET Database in lieu of the actual signature. The email will also date the nomination, so there is no need to include that either.

All letters of nomination and candidacy are due to the Inspector General no later than the last day of the nomination period as outlined above.

If only one candidate is nominated, that candidate shall automatically become the Regional Coordinator at the appointed time.  If any candidate receives 50%+1 or more of the Region’s total chapters,  that candidate shall automatically become the Regional Coordinator at the appointed time.  If more than one candidate is nominated, and no candidate receives nominations from 50%+1 or more of the region’s total chapters, then an election shall be held.  The candidate with a plurality of votes of the end of the election phase shall become the Regional Coordinator upon announcement of the results at the appointed time..

Again, the nomination period ends on December 8, 2015 at 11:59pm Eastern time.

If there are any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,

-Jeff