MSA National News Releases
04/15/09 - Call for Nominations - *DEADLINE EXTENDED*
All nominations for MSA National's 2009-2010 Executive Committee Elections must be submitted NO LATER THAN Wednesday, April 29th at 11:00PM EST.
***UPDATE! NOMINATION DEADLINE EXTENDED to APRIL 30th!***
Election Ballots will insha'Allah be sent out later this month, so don't forget to submit your vote!
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In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful
Assalaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
We pray that this finds you in the best of health and Iman Insha'Allah. By the Grace and Mercy of Allah, we have come upon a time when we must once again hold elections for MSA National 2009-2010 executive positions.
The MSA National executive committee puts forth a great deal of effort and time to coordinate events, aid and mentor MSAs and oversee the general well-being of Muslim students in post-secondary institutions in Canada and the US.
The following positions are up for elections:
President
Vice-President Canada
Vice-President US
Treasurer
East Zone Representative Canada
East Zone Representative US
Central Zone Representative US
West Zone Representative Canada
West Zone Representative US
The deadline to submit nominations is Wednesday, April 29,2009 at 11pm EST.
Candidate Eligibility:
A. Muslim (male or female)
B. Must be registered as a student in an accredited university for at least half of the term he/she iselected for
C. If on the Board, he/she must have previously served as a National Board Member, Zonal Representative, a Task Force/Committee Chair, a Conference Chair, or a Convention Chair, or must come strongly recommended by the outgoing MSA National Board.
D. If serving as a Zonal Representative, he/she must have previously served as a Zonal Representative, a Conference Chair, a Regional MSA Representative, Regional Council Board Member, a National Committee/Task Force Member, or an MSA Chapter Board Member or must come strongly recommended by the outgoing MSA National Board.
Nomination Process:
1) Any US or Canadian MSA executive committee can nominate a potential candidate, according to relevant US/Canadian positions, except the positions of President and Treasurer, for which all Canadian and US chapters may nominate.
2) The person being nominated must be from an MSA chapter that has an active affiliation with MSA National at the start of the nomination process, or is willing to renew its affiliation if the affiliation has expired since the last MSA National elections held in 2008. In this case the MSA will be given an opportunity to affiliate as a condition of nomination of the candidate based on the fact that that same chapter was affiliated at the time of the last MSA National Executive Committee elections held in May 2008.
3) In order to preserve the integrity of the election process, a) chapters whose former affiliations with MSA National cannot be verified via electronic/paper records and b) newly formed chapters (formed since May2008 and not affiliated with MSA National), will be eligible to affiliate, but the privileges and responsibilities of affiliation will NOT go into effect until after the elections process is complete.
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ALL MSA CHAPTERS REQUIRING RENEWAL OF THEIR MSA NATIONAL AFFILIATION MUST DO SO BY Wednesday, April 29th, 2009. (Please email your respected zonal representatives, e-mail or call the MSA National office at 703-820-7900 to determine when affiliations may expire.)
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4) Nominations must be submitted from a valid university/college account assigned for the MSA chapter use only or from a current executive committee member's university/college account.
5) Zonal representatives must be nominated by a minimum of 2 chapters within the respective zone.
6) Vice-President and Treasurer must be nominated by a minimum of 2 chapters within North America.
7) President must be nominated by a minimum of 3 chapters within North America.8) There must be separate nomination forms from each chapter that is nominating. The nominee, however, is not required to submit more than 2 reference letters.
9) Nominations may be submitted via email, from a current university/college account, or mailed to the MSA office.
Nomination Form:
Please submit the following information to or through postal service to the address given below.
1) Nominee's name and contact information (e-mail address, phone number)
2) Position for which they are being nominated.
3) The MSA that the nominee belongs to and its affiliation status with MSA National.
4) The MSA Executive committee nominating the individual and the date its affiliation status with MSA National. Please include names and contact information of all the executive members.
Any person cannot be nominated for more than ONE position.
The MSA National Constitution and other election information can be found at http://www.msanational.org/about/constitution/ For more information, please contact the MSA National Elections Committee at . All mailed submissions should be sent to the MSA National, P.O. Box 1096, Falls Church, VA 22041
Wa 'Alaykum Assalaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
MSA National Elections Committee
