Can you help direct the future of the CSSA?  We are seeking Sheltie enthusiasts with the willingness to contribute their expertise to the CSSA executive team.

The CSSA volunteer executive are voted in by membership ballot in the fall of each second year. Leading up to that vote is the discussion and decisions amongst the CSSA membership to put your name forth for a position on the executive.   Whether the current executive intend to let their name stand for their current position or run for a new position does not preclude anyone else (that means you!) from choosing to run against them.  You are expected to do so!

You are encouraged to consider your ability to contribute to the CSSA by sitting on the executive. Any executive member would be happy to answer questions you may have so please take the time to talk with them or contact the nomination committee.  You can view the details on elections on the CSSA website.  The nomination form itself is found on the following page for easy removal or photocopying, as well as on the CSSA website and on the CSSA Yahoo site.

 Election Guidelines As per our By-laws:

(a)     A Nomination Committee, consisting of 5 Regular members must nominate candidates for election of Corporate Directors. The election committee shall be chaired by a member appointed by the President. That chairperson shall then appoint four regular members to the election committee.

(b)     All candidates must be regular members.  Nominations for election as directors shall be submitted in writing to the board by no later than August 1 of each election year. Nomination forms will be made available from the Newsletter editor and the heads of each regional committee.

(c)     Voting will be by written ballot following a mailing to each regular and regular life member, with final returns of such ballots to be completed on November 1 of each election year, and the newly elected directors shall commence their positions on the following January 1 of each election year.

(d)     There shall be voting allowed by use of proxy. Any proxy holder must be either the spouse of the member executing such proxy, or must be a member of the Corporation. Proxies must be in written form and a reminder of a right to use a proxy will be attached to the notice of meeting provided in the mailing to members.

(e)     The election committee shall preside over tabulation and any requirement of a secret ballot. Publication of results will follow in the next newsletter of the Corporation. The election committee shall oversee nominations and administer the election process including tabulation ballots and forwarding results to the Newspaper editor for publication.

(f)      Regional directors shall be nominated by the regions as provided for in Section 7, and such nominees shall be submitted to the election committee by August 1 of each year, to be included in the election process provided herein.

 The positions for your consideration are listed here.  You are encouraged to run for a position whether an incumbent is willing to let their name stand for the position or not.  At the time of printing the following was known:

 President

Vice-President

Membership

Newsletter

Secretary

Treasurer

Alberta Regional Director

BC/Yukon/NWT Regional Director

Manitoba Regional Director

NB, PE, NF/Labrador Regional Director

Nova Scotia Regional Director

Ontario East & Quebec Regional Director

Ontario North Regional Director

Ontario South Regional Director

Saskatchewan Regional Director