CAS Officer and Board Candidates Announced

Election Changes Implemented

ARLINGTON, Va.—The CAS has released its roster of candidates for officer and board positions. Candidates for president-elect are Sholom Feldblum and Mary Frances Miller. Candidates for board positions include Ginda K. Fisher, Alan M. Hines, Gary R. Josephson, Clive L. Keatinge, David J. Oakden, Patricia A. Teufel, Robert F. Wolf, and Oakley E. "Lee" Van Slyke. Ballots will be sent to Fellows on August 23. All ballots must be received by September 23 in order to be counted.

In March 2002, the CAS Board reviewed and modified several elements of the CAS election process focusing on nomination and petition processes, nominating committee composition, candidate information, and voting. In a letter to Fellows on April 18, 2002, CAS President Robert Conger outlined these changes.

Nomination and Petition Processes
As in the past, Fellows become official candidates for the board or president-elect by the board's Nominating Committee or by formal petition. Petitions now require 22 signatures (1 percent of the Fellowship census) for a board candidate and 44 signatures (2 percent of the Fellowship census) for a president-elect candidate. Petitioning closed on June 5, before the Nominating Committee developed its slate. The CAS does not identify whether candidates are placed on the ballot by petition or by the Nomination Committee. The Nominating Committee may select one additional candidate for president-elect and up to four additional candidates for the board. As in the past, there is no petitioning process for the vice president positions, however, the Preferential Ballot was expanded to invite Fellows to suggest vice president candidates for consideration by the Nominating Committee.

The Nominating Committee Composition
In 2003 and after, the Nominating Committee will consist of the two most recent past presidents; one past board member; and four members, two who have been Fellows for at least ten years and two who have been Fellows for less than ten years. The board approved a transition plan for the 2002 Nominating Committee. The committee for this year consists of two members, one who has been a Fellow for at least ten years and one who has been a Fellow for less than ten years.

Campaign Communications
Candidates on the ballot for the board and president-elect will provide a résumé, a short statement on "Why I want to serve," and a short statement identifying issues that are of special interest to the candidate and any position that the candidate may have on those issues. The candidate information will be posted on the CAS Web Site in a new section called "Meet the Candidates." Fellows will be able to send questions to candidates via the Web site between August 1 and 15. Candidates' responses will be posted on August 23 in conjunction with the ballot mailing.

Voting Changes
The board will continue to use a secret ballot, but beginning this year, all vote counts will be released to the membership.

For the complete letter, please visit www.casact.org/aboutcas/elections/0402changes.htm.