Election time is near for Houston Sierra Club (HSC) Executive Committee members! In December, annual elections for our Executive Committee (ExCom) will occur. The ExCom is the governing body for the HSC, sets conservation and other policy for our Group, operates and maintains the HSC, and consists of 9 members, who serve staggered, two-year terms.

A Nominating Committee (Frank Blake, Melanie Oldham, and Devika Taneja) is working to nominate willing HSC members in good standing as candidates who will run for ExCom positions. Democracy in action!

For the election, the HSC will have five positions for its membership to vote on and fill. These positions are for two-year terms.

The Nominating Committee will select which potential HSC member candidates will be on the election ballot. In addition, any HSC member can submit a petition, signed by 25 HSC members, for a willing HSC member in good standing, and that person will be placed on the election ballot as a candidate.

If there is a willing HSC member in good standing that you know who would make a good potential candidate for HSC ExCom or if you would like to be a candidate, the Nominating Committee needs a short bio, statement about why the person wants to be on the ExCom, and a phone number and email. Send this information to Frank Blake at frankblake@juno.com.

Our Executive Committee meetings are on the fourth Thursday evening via Zoom. Sierra Club members in the  Houston Group area (from Bay City and Freeport on up to Huntsville and College Station) can attend these meetings with no worry about travel time. See this map for the Houston Group area:   https://www.sierraclub.org/texas/houston/about-us

If you have any questions, contact Frank Blake at frankblake@juno.com.

Volunteer and be a part of democracy in the Sierra Club!