JCNC Elections 2015: Voting starts on Oct-17 8 AM

TO: JCNC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BODY

Voting for JCNC Elections 2015 will be starting shortly on Oct-17-2015 8:00 AM PST for contested positions for JCNC Elections - 2015

Please read through this document for the process to Vote in these elections. Nominee information is updated based on withdrawal(s) for contested positions.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS (BOD) POSITIONS: 

Position: Benefactor Board of Director [3 year term] (2 seats)

Nominee(s): Dr. Parveen Jain, Mr. Pramod Patel 

Position: Community Board of Director [1 year term] (1 seat), which shall be elected by the majority of the receiving votes of the general membership body.
Nominee(s): Mr. Kirit Bavishi, Ms. Shobha Vora

Position: Ex-President Director [2 year term] (1 seat) 
Nominee(s): Mr. Kamlesh Mehta

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EC) POSITIONS:

Position: Co-VP of Cultural Activities [2 year term] (1 seat), which shall be elected by the majority of the receiving votes of the general membership body.
Nominee(s): Mr. Parimal Zaveri, Mr. Umesh Sagar

Position: Co-VP of Education  [2 year term] (1 seat)
Nominee(s): Ms. Pratiti Jain

Position: Co-VP Finance [2 year term] (1 seat)
Nominee(s): Mr. Sharad Shah
 
Position: Co-VP Membership and Public Relations [2 year term] (1 seat), which shall be elected by the majority of the receiving votes of the general membership body.
Nominee(s): Mr. Kiran Shah, Mr. Pradeep Jain

Position: Co-VP Private Events [2 year term] (1 seat)
Nominee(s): Mr. Ajay Shah

Position: Co-VP Religious Programs and Activities [2 year term] (1 seat), which shall be elected by the majority of the receiving votes of the general membership body.
Nominee(s): Mr. Ajay Lunawat, Mr. Amit Jain, Mr. Mahasukh Vora
 
Position: Co-VP Technology and Systems [2 year term] (1 seat)
Nominee(s): Mr. Parthiv Shah

Position: President  [2 year term] (1 seat)
Nominee(s): Mr. Yogesh Bapna

Position: VP of Education [1 year term] (1 seat), which shall be elected by the majority of the receiving votes of the general membership body.
Nominee(s): Mr. Nimesh Parekh, Mr. Sachin Bhayani

Position: VP of Technology and Systems [1 year term] (1 seat)
Nominee(s): Mr. Pranay Shah

The following positions have no eligible nominations at this time.
EC Position: Co-VP Facility Administration [2 year term] (1 seat)
 

Here is the details on various voting methods available to the registered and eligible members of JCNC for JCNC Elections 2015. Please exercise your vote.

Online Voting:

Online voting for JCNC Elections 2015 shall be open from 8 AM PST onOctober 17th, 2015 to 8 PM PST on November 13th, 2015. eBallots for online elections should be mailed out starting 8 AM PST on October 17th. The subject of the mail shall contain "Member eBallot" or "Member Spouse eBallot".

eBallots are only sent to your JCNC registered email address - one for you as a member and one for your spouse (if spouse name is registered with JCNC). 

If you (or eligible spouse) did not receive an eBallot and would like one, please update your email addresses at Membership or at the JCNC Administrator's office at the Jain Bhawan, and please send an email toelections@jcnc.org with subject: "re:Online Ballot Request" by midnightNovember 10^th providing complete membership details: Name, Address, Telephone number and Email address. On verification of the membership, a special eBallot request will be sent to you. 

In-Person Voting:

As per JCNC Executive Committee update, the Mahavir Nirvana Day Program is scheduled on November 14th 2015. In-person voting for JCNC offices’, shall be held on the same day – November 14th at the Jain Bhawan, from 10:30 AM PST to 2:30 PM PST for eligible members who choose to vote in-person and have not voted online or via an Absentee Ballot. 

Absentee Ballots:

Members who cannot vote ONLINE or cannot vote in-person on November 14th 2015 at the Jain Bhawan can submit Absentee Ballot request.

Absentee Ballot request must be made between Oct-17-2015 8 AM PST toOct-24-2015 8 PM PST by emailing elections@jcnc.org or by calling one of the Election Committee members - Utpal Mehta (408 802 3786), Mahendra Kumar (408 738 4230), Nitin Shah (408 406 2283), Jyoti Vora (510 676 8192), Giriraj Jain (925 998 8201) or Bijal Vakil (650 213 0303). Pls provide all your identifiable information to verify your membership at JCNC (Member Name, address, phone number, email address etc).  Make sure that you provide the information is matching with your membership record.

Elections Committee will verify your eligibility to vote in 2015 JCNC elections. After verification of the eligibility to participate in 2015 JCNC elections, Election Committee will mail you the Ballot with unique serial number for you.

You must sign and date the ballot and put it in the return envelope.  Seal the envelope and sign across the glue line and send it back in self addressed return envelope sent to you with absentee ballot.

The Absentee ballot should reach to designated return address no later than5 PM PST on 13th Nov 2015 to be included in counting on 14th Nov. 2015 for JCNC 2015 elections.

JCNC Election committee will not be responsible for any lost ballots in the mail.

If there are multiple votes (More than two for family membership or more than 1 for individual membership) from the same membership or multiple votes by the same member, all the votes for that membership will be disqualified.

Please send email to elections@jcnc.org with any questions/ clarifications regarding these elections.

Best Regards,

JCNC 2015 Elections Committee