Page 6 <strong>Bulletin</strong> <strong>Board</strong> <strong>Newsletter</strong> July 15, 2011BCOA RULES COVERING NOMINATIONS cont:(d) If one or more valid additional nominations are received by <strong>the</strong> Secretary on or before August 21, <strong>the</strong> Secretary shall, on or beforeSeptember 15, mail to each member in good standing a ballot listing all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nominees for each position in alphabetical order,including <strong>the</strong>ir states <strong>of</strong> residence and with <strong>the</strong> nominees' resumes attached. This ballot and attachments shall be mailed toge<strong>the</strong>r witha blank envelope and a return envelope addressed to <strong>the</strong> Inspectors <strong>of</strong> Election (See Section 3 <strong>of</strong> this Article), marked 'Ballot' andbearing as a return address <strong>the</strong> name(s) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> member(s) to whom it was sent. So that <strong>the</strong> ballots may remain secret, each voter, aftermarking <strong>the</strong> ballot, shall seal it in <strong>the</strong> blank envelope which shall <strong>the</strong>n be placed in <strong>the</strong> second envelope addressed to <strong>the</strong> Inspectors <strong>of</strong>Election. The Inspectors <strong>of</strong> Election shall check <strong>the</strong> return against <strong>the</strong> list provided by <strong>the</strong> Secretary <strong>of</strong> members whose dues are paidfor <strong>the</strong> current year prior to opening <strong>the</strong> outer envelopes and removing <strong>the</strong> blank envelopes, and shall certify <strong>the</strong> eligibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>voters as well as <strong>the</strong> results <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> voting. The inspector shall notify <strong>the</strong> Secretary <strong>of</strong> all election results before October 30. TheSecretary shall notify <strong>the</strong> membership <strong>of</strong> all election results in <strong>the</strong> November issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>Bulletin</strong> <strong>Board</strong> newsletter or by mailnot later than November 20.(e) Nominations cannot be made at <strong>the</strong> annual meeting or in any manner o<strong>the</strong>r than as provided above.National 2011 DVD'sPurchase a complete set <strong>of</strong> 2011 BCOA National Specialty DVDs before October 15 and save $25.00!Pre-Show Sale: Only $135 for <strong>the</strong> complete set (After October 15, 2011 full price is $160.)Order www.basenji.org Click on BCOA Online StoreContact Info: Andrew Sawler at wdmcca@gmail.com (413) 209-9029BHE BALLOT 2011 – 04: APPROVED SUBJECT: BHE FANCONI FAQ'S PAGE UPDATE ON THEBHE WEB SITEPostmarked May 27, 2011 Effective: June 06, 2011Please mark your vote on approving <strong>the</strong> FANCONI FAQ's page update on May 11, 2011 by <strong>the</strong> BCOA Health &Research Committee for <strong>the</strong> BHE web site.APPROVED: Auerbach, Bolte`, Curby, C. Jones-comment [as I mentioned in committee discussions, I do have concernsthat <strong>the</strong> average reader will not know <strong>the</strong> definition <strong>of</strong> "anomalous" and would prefer "unexpected" or something similarused instead <strong>of</strong> "anomalous" when teaching about <strong>the</strong> test and an unexpected or unanticipated result], J. Jones, Ketz, Kirk,Stargell, WebbNO RECORD OF VOTE: HesseBALLOT 2011 – 28: APPROVEDPostmarked: June 07, 2011 Effective: June 17, 2011SUBJECT: MEDALLIONS FOR AKC/EUKANUBA SHOWSAKC has <strong>of</strong>fered <strong>the</strong> opportunity for BCOA to purchase <strong>the</strong> medallions for <strong>Basenji</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> show sponsored in part byEukanuba on December 17/18, 2011. The medallions are Conformation [BOB, BOS, BBE] 3 for $75.00; Obedience [topscoring <strong>Basenji</strong>] $45.00; and Agility [top scoring <strong>Basenji</strong>] $45.00. Please indicate which <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se you vote to contribute, ifany.Yes- ConformationYes- AgilityNo- Obedience*APPROVED: Auerbach, Bolte`, Curby, C. Jones, J. Jones, Ketz, Kirk, Siekert, Stargell, Webb*OBEDIENCE MEDALLION INFORMATION: Research conducted by <strong>the</strong> BOD shows no <strong>Basenji</strong>s have qualified for entry inObedience at this event