Deadline is Sept. 19 to join either as a candidate or a voter
Staff Report
Humboldt Sentinel
Have an itch to dictate policy and implement change at your local Public Access television station?
Now’s your chance to snag a seat on the Access Humboldt Board of Directors. Incumbents Harold Horne and Barbara Groom, having both completed their three-year terms, are now up for re-election and must combat any incoming challengers for their seats.
The news was disclosed at yesterday’s regular monthly board meeting, where the AH Board Development Committee announced their handpicked nominees who will appear automatically on the ballot. Other contenders will now have to petition to score a place on the ballot as well. According to Access Humboldt policy, any member of good standing is encouraged to collect ten signatures from other Access Humboldt members and submit a petition to be placed on the ballot.
The deadline is Sept. 19 to submit the petition and be considered a potential applicant for an open seat. Voters must also have renewed their Access Humboldt membership (or obtained a new membership) by that date in order to vote in the election. Membership costs $25 a year for individuals, and $100 for organizations.
“Anyone who submits a petition to nominate with the requisite signatures will be included on the ballot,” stated Tracy Jordan French, administration and development director of Access Humboldt, in a release earlier today.
Ballots will be mailed to members on Sept. 30, and the top-two vote-getters will be announced at the Annual Membership Meeting in late October. Two further seats will then be appointed by the new 2011-2012 Board, which includes six elected members, along with seven designees from local government, educational and non-profit institutions.
For more information, contact French at (707) 476-2872 or tracy@accesshumboldt.net. Membership applications are available at the Community Media Center, located on the campus of Eureka High School at 1915 J Street, or on their website, accesshumboldt.net.
