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Club Elections - First Meeting in May

Clubs that meet weekly may elect officers
annually or semiannually. If the club elects
semiannually, elections are held at the first meeting
in May and again at the first meeting in November.
Clubs that meet less frequently than weekly must
elect officers annually, with the elections in May.
Annual office terms must run from July 1 through
June 30; semiannual terms run from July 1 through
December 31 and January 1 through June 30. Holding
elections at any other time is in direct conflict with
the Club Constitution and Bylaws.
A quorum (51 percent of active members) is
needed to conduct club business, including electing
officers. Proxies or absentee ballots are not allowed
at the club level. Members must be active and present to vote.
When your club has elected new officers, the current president or secretary should submit their
names and contact information to World Headquarters online through Club Central.
New club officers should mark their calendars for the June 3rd TLI, Toastmasters Leadership
Institute. This is the District wide event that provides training for all the new club officers.

Ken Smith & Jamison Ulibarri Snag Trophies

by Lyle Schellenberg, ACG, ALB - Division C Director

Capital Division’s International Speech and 2nd place: Brent Smith - Toasting Excellence
Speech Evaluation contests were held on April 15, 3rd place: Janet Zeyen-Hall from Capital
2017 at the Salem Public Library. Jennifer Thomas Toastmasters
acted as Toastmaster for the event. She did an
outstanding job of introducing the contestants
and conducting the interviews. International
Eric Silberg provided an interesting model Speech Contest
speech for the evaluators based on experiences L to R: Lou-Ellen
from a recent trip to Canada. Bissell, Janice
Both Jennifer and Eric are members of the Hallmark, Ken L.
Bootstrappers Club. Smith
The judges had a difficult challenge choosng
winners for the two contests. In the end, they
performed their roles wth aplomb, and the
following winners were announced:
International Speech Contest Evaluation

1st place: Ken L Smith - Flying Toasters Speech Contest
2nd place: Janice Hallmark - Capital Toastmasters L to R: Janet
3rd place: Lou-Ellen Bissell - High Noon Zeyen-Hall,
Toastmasters Brent Smith,
Jamison Ulibarri
Speech Evaluation Contest
1st place: Jamison Ulibarri -Silvertongues

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