In '''2017''', NASPA will hold an '''[[Advisory Board Elections|election]]''' for three members of its '''[[Advisory Board]]''' (AB).
The AB acts as a liaison between the membership and the [[Executive Committee]] (EC), helps the EC decide matters of policy, and adjudicates appeals on decisions made by other committees.
AB members should possess:
* Good communication skills
* The ability to work well in a group situation
* A willingness to make tough decisions on sensitive or controversial issues
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AB members serve a 2-year term. The upcoming term runs from the 2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship (NASC) to the 2019 NASC.
Most AB business is conducted during monthly conference calls and over email which AB members are expected to participate in. Also, many AB members take on additional projects.
== Electoral Districts ==
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== Voting ==
Voting will take place from June 3–30 inclusive, Eastern Time. Votes will be accepted by paper or electronically. Any current NASPA member can vote for (at most) one candidate for each of the three contested seats, regardless of the region of residency.
Paper votes may be sent to NASPA by [[Contact|postal mail]], and must arrive during the voting period to be accepted. Paper votes are not anonymous and must identify the voter and their vote.
[{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/vote.pl Electronic votes] should be made through the Member Services link at the NASPA website. Electronic votes will be anonymous, except inasmuch as a skilled person with access to the NASPA server could eventually reconstruct voting information.
The winner of each election will be determined by plurality. If an election ends in a tie, a lottery or coin toss will be used to break the tie.
Winners will be announced at the beginning of July, as soon as the votes are tabulated.
Any disputes about the elections process will be decided by the AB, excluding those members running for reelection.
== Nominations ==
* Their membership will be valid at least through the end of the [[2017 North American SCRABBLE Championship]] - July 26, 2017
* They have not been under suspension at any time since the beginning of the [[2015 National SCRABBLE Championship]] - August 1, 2015
== Voting ==
Voting will take place from June 3–30 inclusive, Eastern Time. Votes will be accepted by paper or electronically. Any current NASPA member can vote for (at most) one candidate for each of the three contested seats, regardless of the region of residency.
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