AssalamualaikumDear Community Members,
This is just a friendlyreminderthat tomorrow, Dec.15th (Friday), is the last day to submit yournominations/resolutions for the HIC General Assembly and Elections that will be held on Jan 6th, 2024.
Please note that the following five positions are open for re-election this year:
- Vice President
- General Secretary
- Secretary of ReligiousAffairs
- Secretary of Education
- Secretary of Dawah
Br. Mohiddin Baig will be serving as our Election Commissioner. If youwish to serve on the boardin any of the above-mentioned positionsor know of someone who would be a good candidate, pleasefill out the attachedNominationForm and submit itin-person to Br. Baig or email it to him at[email protected].
Remember, if you are nominating somebody, make sure that you havetheiragreement before submittingthenominee'sname. Additionally, please note thatasper the bylaws,a board member for any of thesepositionsshould be "a voting member of the Association for at least one year and in good standing within the Muslim community."
Community members are also invited tosubmit any amendments to the by-laws and resolutionsin writing. These will be voted on during theGeneralAssemblymeeting.
Once we have a list ofnominees, a meeting will be held ona later date to allow community membersto get to know the candidatesand review proposed amendments. Details will be sent out in a separate email.
We'd like to encourage the community to come forward and participate in thisprocess.
As always, please feel free to get in touch with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
HICBoard 2023