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Information Related to the Upcoming WILPF US Balloting


WILPF members, we want to make sure you have all the essential information to participate fully. Please read this email carefully and save it for future reference.


Members will have a chance to ask questions at the

Monday, November 3 Virtual Candidates Forum

5 pm Pacific / 6 pm Mountain / 7 pm Central / 8 pm Eastern


Please register in advance for this event here.


Ballots


Watch your postal mail for your ballot, in a clearly marked envelope, between now and November 1.


On your ballot this year you’ll will have the chance to vote on three different kinds of organizational choices: 


  • Candidates for the Board
  • A $5 dues increase
  • A Bylaws amendment to increase the range of members eligible for the Board


Returned ballots must be postmarked on or before November 14, 2025, to be valid.

 

Candidates for Office


This year, WILPF members will cast ballots to fill the following positions, considering these candidates (all running unopposed):


  • Jan Corderman: Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair, full 3-year term, ends January 2029.
  • Eileen Kurkoski: Membership Committee Chair, full 3-year term, ends January 2029.
  • Tina Shelton: Program Committee Chair, 2nd Position, 1 year (completes term), ends January 2027:


Referendum Question on Dues Increase


In accordance with our Bylaws, this year’s ballot will include a member referendum. The proposal in this dues referendum is, basically, to increase the annual dues by $5:


“Do you agree that WILPF US dues should be increased to $40 per year per person, effective for any dues payments made on or after January 1, 2026?”

If you are interested in membership issues or WILPF finances – consider joining one of our board committees – such as Membership, Development, Nominating, or Finance. Contact the relevant committee chair at the email address listed here. (Scroll down on that page to Current Board of Directors.)


Proposed Bylaws Amendment


There will be one proposed Bylaws amendment on the ballot, to increase the range of members eligible for the Board. Further details will be available in the mailed ballot packet, at the Candidates Forum, and (in November) on the semi-private election webpage.

 

Ballot Issues Information


Additional information on the candidates for the Board, the member referendum, and the proposed Bylaws amendment will be included in your ballot packet, presented at the Candidates Forum, and available on the elections webpage.


Ballot Packet Questions?


If you have other ballot-related questions or if something seems missing from your ballot packet (including, after November 1, all of it!) and if you have a street address on file, please call or text Ellen Schwartz at (916) 835-4330 (Pacific time) or email ellen@nicetechnology.com.


Candidates Forum


Monday, November 3

5 pm Pacific / 6 pm Mountain / 7 pm Central / 8 pm Eastern 

Everyone is welcome to attend the virtual candidate’s forum.


Please register in advance. To register click here.


Special Elections Webpage


This election webpage will be active about Monday, November 3 – after most members have received their ballots. This semi-private webpage will provide comprehensive written information about:


  • All ballot items
  • Each candidate: résumé, board application, candidate statement, and letters of recommendation / nomination


The election webpage link is shared with members only. To keep the webpage semi-private, the link is not included in the public eNews. 


Please save this link:  

https://wilpfus.org/wilpf-us-2025-board-elections/

Note –  The link will be repeated in one more members-only eAlert.


Annual Elections and WILPF’s Board


  • The new board term starts at the January board meeting, and the Board meets approximately quarterly.
  • After that board meeting the newly elected members positions will join those current board members (with continuing terms):
  • Co-Presidents — Shilpa Pandey and Martha Collins
  • Development Committee Chair — Marybeth Gardam
  • At Large Board Member — Julie Leak


As WILPF US Re-envisions, Your Votes Matter!


Thank you for being an engaged member of WILPF US. Your participation in this election shapes the future of our organization. 


We hope you’ll register and join us at the candidate’s forum on

Monday, November 3

5 pm Pacific / 6 pm Mountain / 7 pm Central / 8 pm Eastern

Register here.


And be sure to post your ballot on or before the November 14, 2025 deadline.


In solidarity,

Nominating Committee

WILPF US

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom/US Section

PO Box 13075 | Des Moines, IA 50310 | 617-266-0999 | www.wilpfus.org

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