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WPRA Nomination Ballot Reminder
On 1/12/2025, nomination ballots were emailed to all eligible voting members from the WPRA’s election vendor (WPRA Election Coordinator <noreply@directvote.net).
Please remember the following:
- Ballots are digital only, there will be no physical ballots.
- If you have not received a ballot in your email, please request a resend through Hannah Miller at the WPRA office.
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The deadline to submit your nomination ballot is 5pm MT January 30th.
Per the rulebook:
3.1. Eligibility to Nominate a Candidate
3.1.1. All adult card members from whom the WPRA office has received a signed official application and payment for the upcoming year, on or prior to the first business day of January shall receive a nomination ballot. The WPRA office, needs to receive a signed official application from Gold Card members and Lifetime members. On or about January 12 of each new calendar year the WPRA’s designated third party election vendor shall email electronic nomination ballots to all eligible adult card members. The card member must return the completed electronic ballot to the election vendor for receipt by the vendor on or before January 30 at 5:00 p.m. MT.
4.1.3.1. The Directors taking office in 2025 and every three (3) years thereafter will be President, Vice President, Columbia River Circuit, First Frontier Circuit, Montana Circuit, Mountain States Circuit, Southeastern Circuit, Texas Circuit, Wilderness Circuit, and Roping Director 2* or West Region Roping Director (West Region Circuits: California, Columbia River, Montana, Mountain States, Turquoise, and Wilderness).
*Lynn Smith currently holds this position
4.1.5. Any card member nominated for office, in order to be eligible, must have been a WPRA card member for 2 out of the last 3 years prior to the year you wish to run and must not have been found guilty of a major rule infraction.
Additional election information can be found in Chapter 3 and of the 2025 WPRA Rule Book.
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