I have now been asked by a few USPA members as to where, when, and how they can vote in the Elections for the Board of Directors. While our voting process is not as difficult as say, filling out your Tax forms every year, it is unfortunately not as straightforward as one might think. So for anyone interested, a brief primer on the subject.

In the November issue of Parachutist Magazine both the biographies of the candidates and copies of the ballot will be enclosed.

Ballots must be marked correctly, and returned to USPA HQ by the last business day of the year. It appears that that will be Dec 31st for the 2008 election.

I believe that the following is the most current version of section 3-1.7 in the Governance Manual:

3-1.7 VALIDATION OF BALLOTS

A. Valid ballots are those received in the approved
format on or before December 31 by close of
business.

B. Ballots containing more than eight national director
votes or more than one regional director vote will
not be considered valid for that portion incorrectly
marked.

C. Photocopies of ballots are encouraged but acceptable
only if the voter individually marks them in original
handwriting.

D. Ballots that are faxed, electronically transmitted, or
pre-marked will be declared invalid.

E. Foreign members can vote for any one regional
director, and up to eight national director candidates,

including write-ins.