<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">As the Aug 31 cutoff date for declaration of candidacies nears, let's increase the tempo of our internal coordination and be prepared for a potential election. Note: I will be away at a lake in Idaho Sunday Aug 20 through Friday Aug 25 with limited connectivity; I'll be back and at Lynnwood Aug 26 & 27.<div><br></div><div>There will be four board members for the 2018-20 term. Current picture: </div><div><ul class="MailOutline"><li>Ray says he'll run</li><li>Mike Christensen says he'll run</li><li>Monty Gray says he'll run if there's not otherwise four declared candidates</li><li>I ran into Tracey Guice earlier this week and she's considering it</li><li>I haven't heard from/about others</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Please, let's all share in real time any additional candidacy developments we become aware of.</b></div></div><div><br></div><div>Should there be >4 declared candidates, we'll need to swing into action on an election. JC produced a wonderful ballot template last year. Ideally, it could be employed with information on the new candidates. There would be limited time to produce the ballot as it would need to be available to David around Sept 10 for inclusion in the Oct-Nov <i>The Sun</i>. Voting procedures and dates should be the same as last year. <b>JC/David: is this workable for you?</b></div><div><br></div><div>I have the ballot box and will bring it to the NLM and Fall sectionals as need be. If there's an election, I'll ask for a volunteer to help validate and count ballots.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Tim</div></body></html>