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HOLLYWOOD DIVISION ELECTIONS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING for the position of National Director or Alternate National Director representing the Hollywood Division (whose Directors also serve as Hollywood Division Board members), you must meet all eligibility requirements (see box next page) and obtain a Nominating Petition from Denise Moreno at (323) 549-6614 in the Governance Department at the SAG National Headquarters in Hollywood or by mail. Your petition must be signed by no fewer than thirty-five (35) qualified members in good standing and returned to the Governance Department at the Guild’s National Headquarters in Hollywood (5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036) by 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Petitions will be available beginning Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Additional requirements for the submission of nominating materials will be included in the SAG nominating petition instruction kit. Twelve (12) candidate positions* for National Director and Hollywood Division Board member will be open for election this year. Eleven (11) candidate positions will be seated for a three (3) year term and one (1) candidate will be seated for a one (1) year term. Twenty-two (22) candidate positions for Alternate Director and Hollywood Division Board member will be seated for a one (1) year term. Please direct all questions regarding the 2011 Hollywood Division elections and/or candidate eligibility to Denise Moreno at (323) 549-6614, dmoreno@sag.org. *Please note that the number of candidate positions for National Director could increase if a vacancy occurs during the election process. NEW YORK DIVISION ELECTIONS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING for the position of National Director, Alternate National Director or New York President representing the New York Division (whose Directors also serve as New York Division Board members), you must meet all eligibility requirements (see box next page). New York Division members received the notice of nomination and election in the spring edition of the New York Actor publication, which outlined the two methods of nomination (by nominating committee or petition) and stated deadlines for consideration by the New York Director Nominating Committee (“DNC”). Interested members may obtain a Nominating Petition from Ruth Baptiste at (212) 827-1522 in the Business Administration Department at the SAG New York office or by mail. Petitions will be available on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Your petition must be signed by no fewer than thirty-five (35) qualified members in good standing and returned to Ruth Baptiste in the Guild’s New York Office (360 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017) by 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 21, 2011. Additional requirements for the submission of nominating materials will be included in the SAG nominating petition instruction kit. Five (5) candidate positions* for National Director and New York Division Board member will be seated for a three (3) year term and nine (9) candidate positions for Alternate Director and New York Division Board member will be seated for a one (1) year term. The candidate position for New York President will be seated for a two (2) year term. Please direct all questions regarding the 2011 New York Division elections and/or candidate eligibility to Ruth Baptiste at (212) 827-1522, rbaptiste@sag.org. * Please note that the number of candidate positions for National Director could increase if a vacancy occurs during the election process. Continues on next page 2011 HOLLYWOOD ELECTION CALENDAR (all times PDT) JUNE 15 Nominating petitions available JULY 21, 5:00 P.M. Deadline for submission of petitions to Guild headquarters. JULY 22, 5:00 P.M. Deadline for submission of headshots, bios, and any other required documents JULY 25 Cutoff for voting eligibility. Members must be paid to 11/01/11 and in good standing by July 25 to vote. AUGUST 23 Ballots mailed SEPTEMBER 22, 6:30 A.M. Deadline for receipt of voted ballot. 2011 NEW YORK ELECTION CALENDAR (all times EDT) JUNE 1 Nominating petitions available JULY 21, 5:00 P.M. Deadline for submission of petitions to New York office. JULY 22, 5:00 P.M. Deadline for submission of headshots, bios and any other required documents JULY 25 Cutoff for voting eligibility. Members must be paid to 11/01/11 and in good standing by July 25 to vote. AUGUST 23 Ballots mailed SEPTEMBER 22, 9:30 A.M. Deadline for receipt of voted ballot. SAG.org Spring 2011 - SCREEN ACTOR 17