Time to NOMINATE Reps for Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11

Have you always wanted to know how the world’s largest model horse hobby organization works from the inside? Do you have ideas about how to make the model horse showing world bigger and better? Do you have what it takes to represent your Region on the NAMHSA Board of Directors? If you have answered Yes to these questions, then NAMHSA Wants YOU!

Current NAMHSA Showholders and Individual Members, it is time to nominate candidates for Regional Representative for Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. As a NAMHSA Showholder and Individual member, it is your privilege and responsibility to nominate candidates for your region.

The NAMHSA 2013-2015 Regional Representatives will take office at NAN 2013. Their term will be for two years, ending at NAN 2015. This year, only ODD-numbered regions are up for election (even-numbered regions will be up for election in 2014). Showholders and individual members may nominate anyone for the office (including themselves), however, you MUST be certain the person you are nominating has confirmed they are willing to run for office. Current office holders (whose terms are expiring at NAN 2013) may be nominated again, provided they are willing to run for re-election. The nominee must reside within the Region for which he or she is nominated.

Candidates need to be aware that the job requires a lot of communicating between the member in their region and the Board, and requires making the time and commitment to QUICKLY respond to Board work and issues. Board members assume ultimate responsibility for running NAMHSA and assuring a quality NAN. Email accessibility is required, as the NAMHSA Board is primarily an email entity. It requires the ability to read and respond to Board emails daily. Representatives are a moderator of their respective regional Yahoogroup lists, and are encouraged to participate in discussions with their constituents regarding NAMHSA issues.

*All about nominating a 2013-2015 ODD-NUMBERED REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE *

**Use the form below for your nomination**

The NAMHSA Board of Directors includes 11 Regional Representatives, who are nominated by the member showholders or individual members within their region.

Here are the NAMHSA Regions. Please remember that only *ODD-numbered*regions are eligible for election this year.

Region 1: Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
Region 2: California, Hawaii, Mexico, Nevada
Region 3: Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico
Region 4: Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
Region 5: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
Region 6: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina
Region 7: Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
Region 8: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Region 9: West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Region 10: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York
Region 11: Canada (all provinces)

*THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS March 29, 2013. *

Voting Ballots for the election will be sent out in April. To send in your nominee(s), you must provide ALL of the information requested below. NAMHSA has to contact each nominee to confirm they want to run, so complete contact information is essential. Your nomination should be emailed to the NAMHSA Recording Secretary at vote@namhsa.org. Simply copy and paste the information below into a new email. If you have WebTV or similar service, just send an email to the below address indicating your nomination. Be sure to include your name and region, as well as your nominee’s contact information.

Send to vote@namhsa.org. Please put “NAMHSA Nominee” in your subject line.

NOMINATION FORM

YOUR name:

YOUR Address (city, state):

YOUR Region:

My nominee for my region's Regional Representative is:

Name:

Address (city, state):

Email address (Must provide!):

**DID YOU ASK THIS PERSON IF THEY ARE WILLING TO BE A CANDIDATE?**