Key Dates for GHI 2023 Elections

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After reviewing the GHI 2023 candidate packet with election FAQ to glean important dates, below are highlights from the last two pages in the FAQ.

If you are interested in absentee voting or voting by proxy, be sure to read the entire FAQ.

If you have any updates or corrections, please post them in the comments to ensure everyone sees them and I will also update the post. Thank you!

Tuesday, May 2 by 7pm

GHI Candidates Forum at the Greenbelt Municipal Building and online.

Thursday, May 4

Candidate biographies appear in the Greenbelt News Review.

Friday, May 5, noon – Tuesday May 9, 5pm

Absentee ballots available at GHI Office. The best time to vote absentee is May 5–9 when a member can complete the process with one trip to the GHI Office.

Friday, May 5 by 5pm

Deadline for members to submit official proxy forms to GHI management office

Saturday, May 6 by 5pm

Deadline for members to submit official proxy forms to Board Secretary Ed James (56D Crescent Road)

Thursday, May 11, 7:30pm

Annual Membership Meeting.

During the meeting, members of the N&E Committee are elected by a floor vote or acclamation.

Afterward, members may cast ballots online for Board of Directors and Audit Committee.

Friday, May 12 midnight–noon & 4–8pm

Election Day Polls open online until noon, and in-person outside the GHI office from 4–8pm to vote for Board of Directors and Audit Committee.

Results Announcement

Results are announced “As soon as practical after polls close and ballots can be counted.”

Meet-the-Candidates Forum, May 11th @ 7 p.m. on Zoom

To learn more about the candidates running for a seat on the GHI Board of Directors, register for the Meet-the-Candidates Forum sponsored by the Center for Dynamic Community Governance.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 7:00 PM on Zoom

Contact aileen@dynamic-governance.org for the event link

All candidates (incumbents and newcomers) have been invited to participate.

How to Vote in GHI’s 2021 Elections

Prepare to Vote

GHI’s 2021 Annual Membership Meeting is almost here so get ready to vote!

As reported in the April 26, 2021 issue of GHI E-News, there are 7 candidates for only 5 open positions on the GHI Board of Directors so voting is crucial to our community’s future. You can vote even if you have only one favorite candidate.

Also, as of April 26^th, there were just enough candidates to fill all 5 open positions for the Nominations & Elections Committee. The Audit Committee still needed one candidate to fill its 3 open positions.

I registered to attend the GHI Annual Membership Meeting and read the meeting packet to learn more about how to vote for this year’s slate of candidates. Below are excerpts from the packet that I found especially useful.

I hope this helps you successfully cast your ballot!

Thinking About Running in the 2020 GHI Election?

The GHI Nominations and Elections Committee is still accepting candidates for the 2020 GHI Elections.  Members can run for Board of Directors, Audit Committee, or Nominations and Elections Committee.  The following positions are available:

• Board of Directors: 4 positions with 2 current candidates (as of 4/13/2020)
• Audit Committee: 3 positions with 3 current candidates (as of 4/13/2020)
• Nominations and Elections Committee: 5 positions with 4 current candidates (as of 4/13/2020)

The May 14, 2020 Annual Meeting has been postponed; this means that the deadlines for candidacy applications have also been postponed.  Applications will be accepted up to 14 days prior to the Annual Meeting (rescheduled date TBD).  See the GHI website for more information and to get the candidate’s packet: https://www.ghi.coop/content/ghi-elections.

It’s That Time of Year Again

It’s that time of year again: The GHI Annual Meeting is just around the corner.  On Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 7:30pm, the Annual Meeting will commence.  Elections for the GHI Board of Directors and Audit Committee will take place during the annual meeting, as well as the presentation of member agenda items.  Here are some upcoming dates to mark on your calendars:

• Tuesday, March 10: The Nominations and Elections (N&E) Committee makes their first announcement of candidates
• Thursday, April 9: Members may propose an agenda item by petition to Secretary Ed James or GHI office
• Tuesday, April 28 at 7:30pm: Candidates’ Forum in the City Council Room, Greenbelt Municipal Building
• Thursday, April 30 by 5:00pm: Candidates must submit consent forms (found here) to GHI office or N&E Committee member
• Thursday, May 5: Final deadline for candidates to submit nominations by written petition
• Thursday, May 7 at 12:00pm – Wednesday, May 13 at 12:00pm: Members may pick up applications for absentee ballots at GHI office
• Wednesday, May 13 at 12:00pm: Deadline to submit applications for absentee ballots
• Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm: GHI Annual Meeting at the Community Center Gym; read about Roberts’ Rules of Order here.
• Thursday, May 14 after meeting and Friday, May 15 from 7:00-10:00am & 5:00-8:00pm: Polls open
• Friday, May 15: Election results announced

For complete information, see the GHI Elections page and the Candidates’ Packet.

Proxy Voting and the 2019 GHI Annual Membership Meeting

You probably know that GHI’s 2019 Annual Membership Meeting is almost here! Do you know how to make sure that your vote is counted if you cannot attend the meeting?

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2019. Check-in begins at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Greenbelt Community Center Gym (15 Crescent Road).

If no member in your household (a person listed on your Mutual Ownership Contract) can attend the Annual Meeting, you can give your proxy to another GHI member who will attend. That member can register your vote on business matters and elections conducted during the meeting.

Get a proxy form at the GHI management office by Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Proxy forms must be submitted by one of two deadlines:

May 2, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. to the GHI management office or

May 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. to GHI Board Secretary Ed James (56-D Crescent Road).

Absentee ballots are another way to participate in elections if you cannot attend the Annual Meeting but they DO NOT record your vote for/against motions.

For example, at the 2018 meeting, members were asked to vote on a motion to protect GHI woodlands. You could NOT register your vote unless you were physically in the room or submitted the paperwork to give your proxy to another member who was in the room.

Why pass up a chance to use your voice?

See you at the meeting!

Save the Date (Tuesday, April 30, 2019): GHI Candidates’ Forum

NOTE: This post was updated to clarify that forum broadcasts are handled through the City of Greenbelt’s cable station, not GATe. My apologies for the error!

What?
It’s time for GHI’s 2019 Candidates’ Forum!  Listen to and ask questions of the candidates running for positions on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee.

When?
Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Time?
7:30 p.m.