AMDA Board Election 2024 - Announcement

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Assalamualaikum Br. Masjid,

Assalamu Alaikum Dear AMDA members,

InshaAllah, AMDA representative board election for the year of 2024 will be held on June 23, 2024 (Sunday) at the AMDA Sterling Heights Center, Address: 44760 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, Michigan. To participate in the AMDA election process, you must be a regular paid member of AMDA.
 
The following are the open positions and the key dates. The nomination and the absentee ballot forms are available in election announcement document (please see link below).

 

Position

Term (Years)

Total Post

Filled Post

Open Post

Board of Trustee

4

8

8*

0

Board of Representative

3

9

5

4

Standing Committee 

2

17

0

17

  • Including heritage and youth reserved positions which are removed in the revised constitution and By-Laws (Revision 02: Dated June 18, 2023).

Reserved position in Board of Trustee

Position

Term (Years)

Total Post

Filled Post

Open Post

Women Representation

5

1

1

0

 
Candidate eligibility is given in Sections 2, 3, 4 & 5 of AMDA Constitution and By-Laws (Revision 02: Dated June 18, 2023). Please submit the signed nomination form and absentee ballot request to Election Commissioner by hand-in, email or text by the due date. If you email or text signed form, please hand in original form to Election Commission Members within two days of email/text.
 
Please click link below to review AMDA Constitution and By-Laws (Revision 02: Dated June 18, 2023).
CONSTITUTION_OF_AMDA_2023-Amendment_Revision2.pdf
Some of the key dates are provided below:

AMDA ELECTION 2024 KEY DATES

Events

Date

AMDA Membership List Publish on AMDA notice board

April 20, 2024

Request for Absentee Ballot- last day to submit. (Drop signed form in the Election drop box in the AMDA Masjid

June 08, 2024

Nomination for Candidacy last day to submit (use election drop box in the AMDA Masjid)

June 08, 2024

Nomination Withdrawal.
Drop a signed letter in the election drop box in AMDA Masjid

June 08, 2024

Candidates Names Publish

June 13, 2024

Issuing Absentee Ballot            

June 14, 2024

Return Absentee Ballot to Election Commissioner (election drop box)

June 21, 2024

Voting Day

June 23, 2024

Voting Result Publish

June 23, 2024

Oath Ceremony

June 30, 2024

New Board Members Terms Start

July 01, 2024

 
Please contact the election commission if you have any questions or concerns.

JazakAllah Khyaran 
Best Regards,

Zia Haq,                 Election Commissioner      [email protected]                           248-250-4796
Iftikhar Chisti         member                              [email protected]             586-925-2984
Shamim Shahid     member                             [email protected]                     734-363-4057
 

 

June 1, 2023

Nomination for Candidacy last day to submit (use election drop box in the AMDA Masjid)

June 1, 2023

Nomination Withdrawal.
Drop a signed letter in the election drop box in AMDA Masjid

June 4, 2023

Candidates Names Publish

June 8, 2023

Issuing Absentee Ballot            

June 9, 2023

Return Absentee Ballot to Election Commissioner (election drop box)

June 16, 2023

Voting Day

June 18, 2023

Voting Result Publish

June 18, 2023

New Board Members Terms Start

July 1, 2023

 

Please contact the election commission if you have any questions or concerns.

JazakAllah Khyaran 

Best Regards,
Zia Haq,             Election Commissioner            [email protected]                          248-250-4796
Faizul Momen    Election Commission member  [email protected]                      248-977-8784
Iftikhar Chisti      Election Commission member   [email protected]            586-925-2984\