Credentials Committee Member
The Credentials Committee looks after the district’s annual election. It checks who may vote, makes sure ballots go only to current district council members, and supervises the voting and the ballot count.
Responsibilities
- Supervise the credentials, voting and ballot counting, under the Credentials Chair
- Get the list of paid clubs and the list of current district council members
- Issue ballots only to current district council members
- Keep campaign materials out of the credentials area
- Ballots are kept for 24 hours after the meeting, for review only by the District Director or the Credentials Chair, then destroyed
What you’ll gain
- See the district’s election run fairly, from the inside
Who we’re looking for
- The Credentials Chair is, when practicable, a Past District Director
- The Credentials Chair can’t act as a candidate’s representative
How this role is filled
The District Director appoints a Credentials Chair before the annual meeting of the district council, and the chair may choose members to form the committee.
- Term
- For the annual meeting of the district council