USGenWeb By-Laws Proposed http://www.usgenweb.org/official/bylaws.html USGenWeb Who's Who http://www.usgenweb.org/about/whoswho.html Either the state-coordinator list or the usgenweb-all list are appropriate places for comment..... to join usgenweb-all send subscribe to USGENWEB-ALL-L-request@rootsweb.com > kmfkm@ptw.com wrote: > Please share this with your County Coordinators, Thank you! > > Nominations will be accepted starting today for the following officers for The USGenWeb Project. > > 1. National Coordinator - one-year term > > In order to make the terms of the State Coordinator and County Coordinators "staggered" so that half of them will be elected each year, there will be special guidelines for the 1998 election. > > 2. Four (4) State Coordinator Representatives will be elected; two (2) for two-year > terms and two (2) for one-year terms. One-year terms will be determined by "drawing > straws." > 3. Eight (8) County Coordinator Representatives will be elected; four (4) for two-year > terms and four (4) for one-year terms. One-year terms will be determined by "drawing > straws." > > One State Coordinator Representative and 2 County Coordinator Representatives will be elected for each of these regions > > a) Northeast/North Central Region: > Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, > New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin > b) Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region: > Alabama, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, > Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, > Virginia, West Virginia > c) Northwest/Plains Region: > Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North > Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming > d) Southwest/South Central Region: > Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, > New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah > > The persons nominated must have the following qualifications: > > 1. National Coordinator > a) Qualifications - at least one year of continuous service with the The USGenWeb > Project and current activity as a State Project Coordinator (primary or assistant), > County-level Project Coordinator (primary or assistant), Township/Town-level Project > Coordinator (primary or assistant), or Special Project Coordinator (primary or > assistant) > b) Length of term - one (1) year > c) Term Limit - no consecutive terms > 2. State Coordinator Representative > a) Qualifications - at least 6 months continuous service with The USGenWeb Project > and current activity as a State Coordinator or Assistant State Coordinator > b) Length of term - two (2) years > c) Unlimited consecutive terms > 3. County Coordinator Representative > a) Qualifications - at least 6 months continuous service with The USGenWeb Project > and current activity as a County Coordinator or Assistant County Coordinator > b) Length of term - two (2) years > c) Unlimited consecutive terms > > Who may nominate? > > 1)Any project volunteer > 2) Volunteers may nominate themselves > > The nomination should include > > 1) Name of nominee > 2) email address of nominee > 3) Nominated for what position > 4) Nominee's qualifications > > Send nominations to: > > <nominate@usgenweb.org> > > Nominations will close on June 16, 1998 at 12:00pm PDT. > > Thank you > > Kay Mason > Elections Committee > The USGenWeb Project > > Member, National Advisory Board > The USGenWeb Project > http://www.usgenweb.org/ > > National Coordinator > The USGenWeb Archives Census Project > http://www.usgenweb.org/census/ > > Kansas Unknown Counties > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/unknown -- Marti Graham, OKGenWeb State Coordinator