Albany Chapter
Affiliate Members
(non-members of the international ACFE)
Not Eligible to Hold Chapter Office or Vote in Chapter Elections.
Time Line
Feb -
Distribution of Nomination Forms
Nomination forms will be available at the May meeting, and also
will be mailed.
March 15 -
Deadline for Return of Nomination Forms
Nomination forms must be returned by mail to the Secretary of
the Chapter.
April 1 -
Mailing of Voting Ballots
Each CFE chapter member will receive a ballot with the roster of
candidates for office.
April 15 -
Submission of Ballots
Each CFE chapter member must return by mail his/her
ballot form to the Secretary of the Chapter.
April 20 -
Annual Chapter Business Meeting
Report of the election outcome and presentation of the newly
elected officers.
Election
Rules
Members eligible
for office may self-nominate or nominate others.
To assure diversity of representation:
No more than two members from the same company may hold chapter
office at the same time.
To hold Chapter office,
nominees must be a CFE or Associate member of the parent
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; and a member of
the local chapter; and current in dues for the local
chapter.
Only Certified Fraud
Examiners who are members of the parent Association of
Certified Fraud Examiners, and who are members of the
local chapter, and who are current in dues for the local
chapter, are eligible to vote.
The officers and three
directors shall be elected for one year terms by a plurality of
the votes of eligible Members responding to a mail ballot sent
at least 30 days before the election.
Directors shall serve
staggered terms and shall hold office until their successors are
duly elected and qualified. At least two of the Directors should
serve two-year terms; the remaining directors may serve only
one-year terms. Directors who are elected for one-year terms may
be re-elected only for one additional term. Directors who are
elected for two-year terms may not be re-elected.
A Nominations Committee shall
be composed of three Members appointed by the President with the
concurrence of a majority of the Board of Directors. No member
of the Board of Directors is eligible to serve on the
Nominations Committee. The Nominations Committee shall nominate
not less than one, nor more than three candidates for any one
office.
The Election Committee shall
consist of three Members appointed by the Board. No member of
the Board of Directors is eligible to serve on the Elections
Committee. The Election Committee shall certify the results of
the annual elections.
The Annual Meeting of
the local chapter shall be held for the purpose of announcing the
election results of Officers and Directors; the installation of the
Officers and Directors; and transacting such other business as
deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
