Voting & Election Regulations
Qualifications for Office:
1. Officers (President, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer) must be a resident of the United States.
2. Officers have a two year rotating basis. This year the positions up for election are President and Treasurer.
3. Directors (state representatives) will serve a 1 year term and be up for election/re-election the following year.
4. Directors must be a resident of the US and reside full/part time in the State unless serving as an at-large Director.
Voting:
On each matter submitted to a vote of the Members, including but not limited to the election of Officers and Directors, the recall of Officers and Directors and any special elections and resolutions deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, each member class shall have a vote as follows:
Festivals shall have one (1) vote
Clubs shall have one (1) vote
Individual members shall have one (1) vote
Meetings:
The annual meeting of the Members of this Corporation shall be held once a
year, at a time and place determined by the majority vote of the Board of Directors, for the purpose of electing Officers and
Directors and for the transaction of all other business as may come before the Members. Special meetings of the Members may
be called by the President or by the Board of Directors.
Notice of Meetings:
Electronic or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of the
Members’ meeting, and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered
within ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, either personally, or by electronic mail, by or at the discretion of the President,
the Secretary, or persons calling the meeting, to each Member of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If notice is given by
electronic mail, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when sent. Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of law
or these Bylaws, notice may also be delivered personally, or by telephone.
Good news—SRDBA election season is almost here! 2025 potentially will be an exciting time for clubs and athletes. SRDBA is looking for nominations of individuals willing to serve on the board and together support athletes and clubs in our region in achieving their goals.
Nominations and Elections at a glance
- Nominations
- We will accept nominations up until 14 November.
- Nominations must be emailed to [email protected] by midnight on 14 November.
- Regional positions: Any regional member in good standing may nominate himself or herself, or another member in good standing, for the following open regional positions: President, Treasurer, and Membership Director. More information about the positions and term of office may be found by following the link provided below.
- State positions – Any member in good standing* residing in a state on a full or part-time basis may nominate himself or herself, or another resident member in good standing of that state to serve in the position of State Director. The State Director positions that are becoming open are South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Georgia.
- *To be eligible for nomination, you must be a current individual member of SRDBA, and all board members will be required to renew individual membership in January. Membership is open year-round for each calendar year and registration information can be found here: Join SRDBA – SRDBA.
- Elections
- Elections will take place electronically December 1 – 14.
- Members in good standing will receive voting invitations as follows:
- All Individual members will be offered the opportunity to vote for Regional positions.
- Individual members will also separately be offered the opportunity to vote in their State Director election when the current seated Director has reached their term limit.
- Clubs will have the opportunity to vote for Regional positions. Therefore, an individual who is also their club representative will have the option to submit two votes for Regional positions: one vote as an individual and one vote as their club representative.
- Clubs will have the opportunity to vote in their State Director election when the current seated Director has reached their term limit.
- Festivals will have the opportunity to vote for Regional positions.
- Festivals will also separately be offered the opportunity to vote in their State Director election when the current seated Director has reached their term limit.
- Election Results: The Election Results will be communicated to the SRDBA Membership on December 20.
- AGM (Annual General Meeting)
- The AGM will take place virtually on: TBA. All dragon boat athletes, supporters, club organizers, corporate sponsors, festival organizers, and water sport business owners, as well as any individuals in the community interested in learning about the future of the sport in our region are welcome to attend!
- Open positions are listed below. Descriptions are attached.
- The AGM will take place virtually on: TBA. All dragon boat athletes, supporters, club organizers, corporate sponsors, festival organizers, and water sport business owners, as well as any individuals in the community interested in learning about the future of the sport in our region are welcome to attend!
- President (2-year term)
- Treasurer (2-year term)
- Membership Director (2-year term)
- State Director (2-year term) – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee
*Should zero nominations be received for one of the four states electing a new state director, that state’s directorship will be filled by an at-large director.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected], or our Secretary, at [email protected].
2025 Board Nominee Candidates:
On 1 December we will be opening up the Election process for the SRDBA Board. Outlined below are the candidates for each position. To get to know the candidates better you can review their respective bios when they are provided:
TBA
On 1 December, members that have an open State Director, you will be receiving two separate links: (1) General Election (President, Treasurer, Membership Director, and AT Large Directors) and (2) Your State Director Ballot. The Election Process will run from 1 – 14 December. Please keep an eye out for the email with Election Ballot Link(s). If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Paluszek (SRDBA Secretary) at barbpaluszek@outlook or (352) 661-0878.