DA Germany Frankfurt and Greater Hessen 2023 Elections
Here are the results from the Frankfurt and Greater Hessen Chapter’s election held on Thursday, March 9.
- Chair: Carl Landon Taylor
- Vice Chair: Malaika Kusumi
We congratulate the newly elected leaders and wish them a successful term. Thank you to all the candidates for your willingness to serve and to everyone who participated and voted in the election.
Overview
All DA Germany chapters hold elections for new officers in the first quarter of every odd-number year.
The DA Germany Chapter Nominations and Elections Committee oversees the full process.
You must be present to vote. Online attendance is considered present. Please RSVP for the meeting so we know how many people plan to attend.
ELECTION RULES
The election rules are defined in the DA Germany By-Laws and the DA Germany Chapter Election Rules.
2023 ELECTION TIME
Date: Thursday, March 9
Meeting Start Time: 19:00
Election Start Time: 19:30
Location: online via Zoom
RSVP Link: Click here
Note that the RSVP confirmation will include the link for the on-line meeting. Please be sure to save it.
ELECTED POSITIONS
The chapter will be electing officers for the following position:
- Chair
- Vice-Chair
Please note that per DA rules, the Chair and Vice-Chair must be of different gender. Gender rules do not apply to any other positions.
Click here to read the job descriptions.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Any member of the chapter can self-nominate or be nominated by any other member of the relevant chapter of DA Germany. All nominees must have been a member of DA Germany for at least 30 days prior to the election date and also must be a member of the chapter.
The cutoff for nominations is 14 days prior to the election. Click here for the nomination form.
Each nominee must confirm they are willing to serve. They will be given an opportunity to submit a candidate statement and up to 3 endorsement letters.
Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted during the election meeting in accordance with the election rules.
CANDIDATES
Here is the list of current candidates. Click on their name to pull up the PDF with their candidate statement.
Chair Candidates:
Vice-Chair Candidates:
**Reminder: Additional nominations from the floor will be accepted during the election meeting in accordance with the election rules.
INFORMATION SESSIONS AND QUESTIONS
We will be hosting some online information sessions where you can ask about the election positions, election rules, chapter information or other related DA questions. Please RSVP to receive the link to the session.
- Sunday, February 5, 14:00-15:00 - RSVP here
- Monday, February 13, 19:00-20:00 - RSVP here
- Wednesday, February 22, 19:00-20:00 - RSVP here
If you have any questions, you can send them to the Chapter Nominations and Elections Committee at [email protected].