Coast Guard Chapter Elections

The Elections Committee is a special committee to be composed of up to 5 members in good financial standing.  The elections committee is elected by the general membership for the purpose of conducting chapter elections.  Once the elections committee is established the members of the elections committee nominates it's chair.

During the election and after the nominations committee completes their presentation of the slate of accepted nominees. The elections committee will prepare the ballot and invite members to vote. 

After the ballot closes, the Election committee will tally the votes and report the results and close the election process.

The Nominations Committee is a special committee to be composed of up to 5 members in good financial standing.  The nominations committee is elected by the general membership for the purpose of conducting chapter elections.  Once the nominations committee is established the members of the nominations committee nominates it's chair.

Nominations for chapter officers may be submitted to the Nominations Committee at least (3) weeks prior to the election or may be made from the floor at the chapter meeting held for the election of officers.  

The nominations committee will decide on a date to end the nomination period and shall distribute a list of all known candidates to the chapter membership prior to the election.   

During the election the nominations committee chair shall state the name of nominees and shall also open up the floor for nominations.  Any nominations received, accepted and verified from the floor will be entered on the election ballot form.

The election ballot form will be activated after the nominations period ends.