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Seven Non-Councillors To Be Elected To Central Regional Board

As per the Equity By-Laws, the Central Region will be filling seven non-Councillor seats on the Central Regional Board for the 2006 election. Only members living in the Central Region are eligible to run and to vote for these positions.

The following two-year terms are available: four Principal, one Chorus, one Stage Manager. There is also a one-year Principal seat available.

All candidates must meet the same eligibility requirements as the Councillors in their category. The Nominating Committee that was seated for the Council election will also serve as the Nominating Committee for these Central Regional Board positions. Members who wish to be considered for any of the open seats should act according to the following schedule.

2006 Election Time Table
June 8, 2006 (Thursday)	Deadline to reconvene Central Regional Nominating Committee.
June 15, 2006 (Thursday)	Deadline for candidate submission to the Nominating Committee. Letters of intent due in Chicago Office by 3 p.m. (CDT).
July 10, 2006 (Monday)	Deadline for Nominating Committee report to the Central Regional Board.
July 17, 2006 (Monday)	Deadline for Independent nominations. Petitions and all candidate material due in Chicago Office by 3 p.m. (CDT).
August 7, 2006 (Monday)	Deadline for mailing of ballots.*
August 25, 2006 (Friday)	Deadline for return of ballots to Chicago Office by 2:30 p.m. (CDT).
August 28, 2006 (Monday)	Tellers' Committee picks up ballots and tabulates results.
September 11, 2006 (Monday)	Report of Tellers' Committee to the CRB and seating of new Board members.

* In accordance with the Equity by-Laws, should there be no independent nominations for these non-Councillor Central Regional Board seats, and therefore no contest, there shall be no balloting. Those uncontested members chosen by the Nominating Committee will be deemed elected and will be seated at the September 11, 2006 meeting of the Central Regional Board.