{"id":9561,"date":"2023-10-02T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.afm47.org\/press\/?p=9561"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T19:58:43","slug":"general-membership-meeting-october-23-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afm47.org\/press\/general-membership-meeting-october-23-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"General Membership Meeting: October 23, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>On the Agenda<\/strong> (subject to change):<br \/>\n\u2013 Presentation of 50-Year Pins<br \/>\n&#8211; Special Election to Fill Vacancy on Hearing Board<br \/>\n\u2013 Officer Reports<br \/>\n\u2013 Old and New Business<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A special election to fill a vacancy on the Hearing Board will take place at our next General Membership Meeting on Monday, October 23. Nominations will be accepted from the floor. Should more than one candidate be nominated, balloting will take place during the meeting. All nominees must be current Regular or Life Members in good standing with AFM Local 47, and must have been in good standing for a full year prior to the date of the special election to be eligible for nomination. If you have questions about the special election, please contact Election Board Chair David Wheatley at <a href=\"mailto:freshwater@prodigy.net\">freshwater@prodigy.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All Regular Members and Life Members may vote; Inactive Life Members are ineligible to vote per Article IV \u00a711. Inactive Life Members wishing to vote may do so by changing their membership to Life Member status by 4:30 p.m. the business day prior to the day voting takes place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RSVP to: <a href=\"mailto:rsvp@afm47.org\">rsvp@afm47.org<\/a><br \/>\n(RSVP encouraged, but not required)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open to all AFM Local 47 members in good standing On the Agenda (subject to change): \u2013 Presentation of 50-Year Pins &#8211; Special Election to Fill Vacancy on Hearing Board \u2013 Officer Reports \u2013 Old and New 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