This year we have an unusually high number of candidates, and optional online balloting is new this election.
Each candidate's bio tells how to reach them with questions. More information about each candidate and how to vote online is available by clicking here. The at-large candidates you elect, along with the Group reps, direct, support, and fight for your work in our chapter. Each winning candidate will serve for two years.
Eligible to vote:
- Members in good standing of the Atlantic Chapter for fall of 2015
- Each member may fill out only one ballot
- Joint members use both ballot columns (on paper ballot - more info on online voting available here)
- Ballots should not be cut or separated from the address box on the back page of the paper Sierra Atlantic that contain the identifying Sierra Club number (member ID) and your name. The Election Committee will only count ballots that are attached to your name; others will be discarded. Do not cover up your mailing address - this is used to verify that the ballot is being submitted by an Atlantic Chapter member.
- Each member may vote for five (5) candidates or fewer, but voting for more than five (5) will void your ballot.
- For your privacy, after your membership is authenticated, the election committee separates all ballots from the names and then separately counts them with no identifying information to ensure secrecy.
- Mail your folded ballot with attached identifying address and number in an envelope so as to conform to US postal regulations. Affix a first-class stamp to your envelope and mail to: Elections Committee, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, PO Box 38225, Albany, NY 12203
- Mail your ballots so that they are received on or before December 25, 2015. Ballots will be counted in early January 2016.
Members who do not receive a ballot, or who damage or lose their ballot, may request a replacement from Atlantic Chapter office employees. They will send you a replacement ballot bearing your member ID number and the signature of a Chapter staff member. Only such replacement ballots sent to you from Chapter staff will be counted. No replacement ballots will be issued after December 15.
If you have any questions or problems, contact Chapter staff at 518-426-9144, or email. Allow enough time for your problem or question to be resolved before the deadline.
Now you can vote online!
If you prefer to vote online, locate your unique voter ID above your name on the address label to the left on this page. For joint memberships, there is a second voter ID printed also. Visit the Chapter website to review the candidates' statements and find further instructions on how to vote online.
Those who prefer a paper ballot and those who aren't online may still vote in the usual way, but you must choose one method only. If you vote using both the paper ballot on this page AND the online ballot, the only one counted will be the online ballot. The process is easy and straightforward. The online voting deadline is December 31, 2015.
If you prefer online voting, your choices cannot be emailed. Everyone voting online must follow the link and use the official online ballot.