PTO Elections

Please consider running for PTO Office!  Please note the change in the due date for nominations, we would like to allow individuals to present Candidate Statements.

It is that time of year again! PTO Elections will be held at our second report card pick-up on April 6, 2011. We really need your help, so please consider this important responsibility. Nominations begin on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 and are due by Monday, March 25, 2011.

Listed below is a brief summary of requirements for voting and running for office. On the backside you will see the Officer job responsibilities. If you are interested in any of the positions, please check off the position on the back side and complete the information on the bottom of the form. The Office of Treasurer is not up for election this year since it is a two year term. Please note: While this is a summary, the binding document is the by-laws of the Edison PTO and any omission or error in the explanation below is bound by that document. Please review the PTO by-laws which are located in the Office, at edgifted.org, or at edisongiftedpto.blogspot.com (click on get documents on right hand side).

Voting Requirements:

1) If you are a paid member you may vote in the election. You must be a paid member 30 days to the date of the election in any given year. If you have not paid your dues by March 6, 2011, you will not be allowed to vote.

2) You may not vote by proxy; you must do it in person at Report Card Pick-Up.

3) Only (1) vote is allowed per family.

4) There will be an Election Committee overseeing membership eligibility the day of the election.

Running for Office:

1) You must be a paid member to run for Office. If you have not paid your dues, to be a candidate, you must be a paid member in good standing at least 30 days before the Election Committee presents the slate which will be at the PTO Meeting scheduled for April 6, 2011. This means your dues must be paid and at school no later than March 5, 2011.

2) Since only (1) vote is allowed per family, only (1) family member may run for a PTO Officer position or be on the Board of Directors at any time

3) No Member shall hold more than one office at a time, and no Member shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive years in the same office.

4) Nominations are due no later than March 25, 2011 and must be at School no later than 2:30 p.m. that day so that the slate of Candidates can be presented at the meeting, “nominations from the floor at the General Meeting, shall be permitted”. We also want to allow for individuals to present Candidate Statements.

5) The Officers shall take office at the conclusion of the General Meeting of the Members scheduled in May.