The 2025 Democrats Abroad Japan (DAJ) Kansai Nominations and Election Committee (NEC) is proud to call upon DAJ Kansai membership to submit their nominations for the 2025 DAJ Kansai Election. The call for nominations is for the following positions:
- Kansai Chair
- Kansai Vice Chair
- Kansai Secretary
- Kansai Treasurer
(Please note: this election is for the DAJ Kansai Chapter and should not be confused with the 2025 DAJ National Election)If you are interested in holding an officer position, you must fulfill the following requirements in order to qualify:
- Be a DAJ member in good standing pursuant Article III of the By-Laws of Democrats Abroad Japan and reside in the Kansai region of Japan (Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga prefectures). You can confirm your membership by signing into DemocratsAbroad.org.
- Not be completing a 2nd consecutive term for the office in question, as per the term limits set out in our by-laws pursuant to Article X, Section 1: “No National, or Chapter Officer, nor any Members-at-Large can serve more than two (2) consecutive terms in the same position.”
- In the case of running for Chair or Vice Chair, pursuant to Article V, Section 1, “The Chair and Vice Chair shall not be of the same-sex.”
DA Japan Bylaws are available here:
https://democratsabroad.atlassian.net/wiki/pages/viewpageattachments.action?pageId=5285216801&preview=%2F5285216801%2F5329521017%2FDA-Japan-Bylaws-Rev-2019.pdf Nomination Procedure
In order to join the election process, members may nominate themselves or another member by sending an e-mail to [email protected] no later than 11:59 pm Japan time on April 22nd. All nomination emails should include the following:
- Full name of the nominee.
- Contact information including phone number, email, and address.
- The title of the position the nominee is running for.
The DAJ Kansai NEC has enclosed a calendar of the important dates regarding the election cycle so that we can ensure a transparent and fair election process. Please direct all questions to the DAJ Kansai NEC by email: [email protected] We look forward to receiving your nominations!
Sincerely,
DAJ Kansai Nomination and Election Committee 2025
Dave Brauer (Chair)
David Graves (Secretary)
Eric Gondree
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Event |
Date |
Notes |
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Nominations Period |
April 8 - April 22 |
DAJ Kansai members can nominate themselves or another Kansai member by sending an email to [email protected] with the following information:
Due by 11:59 pm Japan time on April 22nd. |
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500-Word Candidate Statements Due |
April 25 |
If running for a position, please submit the statement by 11:59 pm Japan time on April 25th |
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Voting Period |
May 12 - June 2 |
Ballots to be distributed electronically on May 12th. Ballots will be accepted until 11:59 pm Japan time on June 2nd. |
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Ballot Count Meeting |
June 3 |
Location & time TBD. |
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Election Results Notification |
Within 15 days of ballot count |
