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CA NEWS

2017 Resident Board Member Election

Submitted by Katie Newnam, Director of Administration and HR

2017 Important email to [email protected] or by online voting will be published in your
Election Dates submitting written questions at the May Sun Rays. Additional information
Member Services Office to the attention about the 2017 community elections and
Monday, April 3 of the Elections Committee. Questions online voting will be available in your CA
Introduction of Candidates, submitted during the forum must be Communicator emails, May Sun Rays
10 a.m., SCB directed to all candidates. and on www.sctexas.org throughout the
Thursday, April 20 NEW! ONLINE VOTING campaign.
Candidate Forum, 9 a.m., SCB
Monday, May 1 The Elections Committee and staff will Please contact the Elections Committee
Meet the Candidates, 9 a.m., SCB be conducting the election in an online at [email protected] or katie.
Thursday, May 25 format for the first time this year! We will [email protected] (512-948-7704) with
Members Annual Meeting at continue to offer paper ballots for those who any questions you may have about this
3 p.m. to finalize all counting of do not wish to participate in the election very important annual process.
ballots online. Information and instructions for
Ballots will be accepted online
and at the Monitor’s Desk until Meet CA Board Candidates in April and May
1 p.m.
On April 3, the Elec- low them throughout the campaign
The filing period concluded on March tions Committee will period to become an informed voter.
31 and qualified candidates will begin publicly introduce
campaigning in April. Qualified the 2017 candidates There are two other opportunities
candidates are those who turned in for the CA Board planned to meet the candidates face-
applications during the filing period, are of Directors to resi- to-face:
members in good standing and who are dents. Each candidate will make a • Candidate Forum
able to take advantage of Community short presentation and then be avail-
Association sponsored campaigning able to visit with you personally and Thursday, April 20, 9 a.m., SCB
materials. answer your questions. Come meet • Meet the Candidates
your candidates early and then fol-
The Elections Committee and staff Monday, May 1, 9 a.m., SCB
are working diligently with qualified
candidates to meet CA sponsored Be sure to mark your calendars for
campaigning deadlines for publications these important events!
to the community during April and May.
Residents will have the opportunity PHOTO BY SHERRY MCRAE
to learn about the candidates, their
qualifications and backgrounds via special Board members attend a workshop in the ballroom in February. Workshops and
CA Blasts, candidate videos and access meetings are held quarterly and are open to all Sun City residents.
to candidate websites via www.sctexas. Two new Board members will be elected on May 25. Three opportunities to meet
org. Additionally, per the requirements the Board candidates will take place before the election.
in the Voting and Election Policy, a
Candidate Forum is scheduled in the
ballroom on April 20 at 9 a.m. so that
all residents will have an opportunity
to hear from the candidates and submit
questions. This meeting will be moderated
by the Elections Committee and will
allow time for each candidate to make
opening remarks, answer questions
from the community, and finish with a
closing comment. Residents may submit
questions to which they would like all
candidates to respond by sending an

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