MAHA District 4

ELECTION OF DISTRICT DIRECTORS

- Term of office for all Directors is three years. The next election will be conducted in February, 2017.
- Written nominations will be accepted by the D4 Secretary through January 31, 2017.
- Nominees must have been a member in good standing for the prior year.
- The list of nominees will be forwarded to the MAHA Secretary by February 1, 2017.
- The MAHA Secretary will conduct the election.
- Ballots will be mailed to the Head Coach of each team within the District, one vote per team.  The ballot must be returned, with both signed and printed name, to the MAHA Secretary by the date indicated on the ballot.
- Newly elected Directors take office following the conclusion of the M.A.H.A. Summer Meeting in July.
- Refer to the MAHA Annual Guide, Bylaw 5. Government; I. Elections for further information.

a. District Directors
(1) District Directors shall be elected by their
constituent Head Coaches to serve three year
terms. Terms shall commence at the
conclusion of the Summer Meeting.
(2) Each District Council shall appoint an individual
to solicit and receive nominations for District
Directors. The list of nominees shall be
forwarded to the MAHA Secretary by February
1st.
(3) Ballots will be mailed to the Head Coach of
each team and must be returned to the MAHA
Secretary by the date indicated on the ballot
with both signed and printed name. The
Secretary shall record the votes cast and
submit the results to the MAHA Executive
Board for certification. Each nominee for
District Director shall be allowed to furnish a
resume of their qualifications for office
(electronic submission only) up to 250 words,
which shall be posted on the MAHA web site.
The ballots shall contain language directing
voters to the web site for this information.
For the purpose of this process, the Head
Coach is the individual who is so designated on
the USA Form 1-T “Team Roster” as the Head
Coach. Each USA Hockey registered Head
Coach of a team registered for the current
playing season shall be entitled to submit one
ballot.
(4) In the event the number of nominees for District
Directors does not exceed the number of
Directors to be elected, the nominees shall
become Directors-elect and the election
process shall be discontinued.
(5) Depending on the number of Directors allowed,
the following will be applicable:
(a) Highest vote getters in order of number of
votes received will become District
Directors to the extent of directorships
available in the District.