📌 Shura Election - 2 Days Left to Nominate Candidates

This email is a humble reminder that there are two days left to nominate candidates for the position of Shura or Ameer.

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Dear community members,

This email is a humble reminder that there are two days left to nominate candidates for the position of Shura or Ameer. InshaAllah, the final list of candidates will be posted on October 25, 2024 to allow candidates sufficient time for background checks, withdrawal and finalization. Additional dates for the Meet the Candidates Session and the voting schedule will be announced shortly.

The deadline to nominate a candidate is Monday, October 14th at 9:30pm. There will be NO exceptions to this deadline for any reason.We strongly encourage to not delay in submitting nomination forms.

Candidate qualifications in accordance with IACC Constitution Article 7 guidelines can be found below:

1. The Candidate must be a registered member of IACC.
2. Candidates for the office of Ameer must have maintained continuous residency in Collin County for a minimum of two years leading up to October 14, 2024.
3. Candidates for the office of Shura Member must have maintained continuous residency in Collin County for a minimum of one year leading up to October 14, 2024.
4. Candidates running for the office of Ameer shall not hold or accept any position such as Chairman, Chairman-Elect, President, Vice President or Treasurer of any other Islamic/Muslim non-profit organization.
5. The candidates and nominators must be practicing Muslim & frequent attendees of IACC.

Additional rules and regulations:

1. A Candidate can only contest for either Shura member or Ameer Positions. Any candidate nominated for Ameer AND Shura position will be disqualified for both positions.
2. Nominations forms will only be accepted if signed by both Candidate and Nominator. Nomination forms shall be submitted in a drop-box at IACC main office or it can be emailed* to [email protected] no later than 9:30 pm on October 14, 2024. 
3. Nomination form must be signed with a pen before being scanned for email.
4. Candidates and any surrogates of the candidates shall not be allowed to solicit/campaign within the perimeter of IACC property.
5. All candidates must adhere to Section 2.1 of IACC Constitution and as further clarified in the Declaration of Faith document. 
6. All candidates must sign the consent form for a Background Check by the Election Commission. The background check will be performed on the final list of candidates nominated for Shura and Ameer positions. 

Nomination forms can be downloaded via this link.

Please submit completed candidate nomination forms with physical signatures into the dropbox in the IACC main office or to [email protected].

Digitally signed nomination forms will not be accepted.

Jazakum Allahu Khayran.