 
Corporate Officer Election
By Dave "Twit" Linberg
The candidate profiles for the ABATE of Wis. State
Officers and the Board of Directors at Large (who
represent the entire state on the board, not just
their own districts) are contained in this issue
of the newsletter. A ballot to vote in this
election will be printed in this issue and the
September issue of this newsletter.
Every ABATE of Wisconsin member that is current as
of September 1, 2012 will be eligible to vote by
mailed in paper ballot in this election. New
members or returning expired members who are
processed after September 1, 2012 may still vote
in the election but to do so they will need to
attend the ABATE of Wisc. State Meeting held at
Holiday Inn - Riverwalk in Neenah on October 14.
The reason for this is that the tabulators that
tally the election will be provided with a
membership list generated on September 1, 2012.
They will only accept votes from members that are
current on that list. New members signing up at
the state meeting will also be eligible to vote
that day. More information about submitting your
ballot will be included in the September and
October issues of this newsletter.
For now, take some time to look over the
candidates listed following this article and start
deciding who you would like to provide the
leadership for your organization for the next two
years. In accordance to our By-laws the ballot
will also include space for write in candidates
for all offices. The election ballots are printed
on page XXXX. Two copies of the ballot are
included in each issue to allow for separate
ballots for couples memberships. Be certain to
include your name (your name as printed on your
membership card) and zip code for the confidential
use of the tabulators to verify that you are a
member and have only voted once. Be certain to
mail the ballots to the address printed on the
ballot (ABATE Election, PO Box 813, Black River
Falls, WI 54615). Any ballots mailed to ABATE of
Wisconsin addresses will be not counted and
destroyed.
To elect a full Board or 14 people, you will be
asked to vote for up to seven people to fill the
seven open Board at large positions to bring the
number on the Board to 14; as seven people have
already been elected to the new board as District
Directors. One district director slot was not
filled during the district director election as
they had no declared candidate or accepted
write-in winners**. Because of these openings, the
"at large" positions on the board were
increased to eight in the general election and the
new board will appoint individuals elected as at
large members to fill the duties of the District 5
Director. In this election, as in all ABATE of
Wisconsin elections, simple majority of votes will
declare the winners. For the Board at Large
election, the seven candidates receiving the most
votes will be declared the winners.
The results of the District Director Election is
as follows --
District 1 -- John Reblin, Cedarburg
District 2 -- Dwayne Bargenquest, Kaukauna
District 3 -- Cathy Huntowski, Green Bay
District 4 -- Evan Hansen, Stevens Point
District 5 -- open**
District 6 -- Andy Mathiassen, Superior
District 7 -- Jim Miller, Mondovi
District 8 -- Tobias Kowalski, Madison
The Election Committee would like to thank
everyone that participated in the District
Director election, and ask that all members take
an interest in this balloting to elect the rest of
the state leadership for your organization for the
next two years. If you do not want to cut apart
your newsletter, you may place the ballot on a
copy machine and make a copy to use. Multiple
ballots may be mailed in a single envelope.
Remember to send your ballot to ABATE Election, PO
Box 813, Black River Falls, WI 54615. Now read the
candidate profiles, discuss them with your
friends, and vote. Thank you.
Linberg, Dave "Twit." "Corporate Officer Election." ABATE of Wisconsin Newsletter Aug. 2012.
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