Board of Directors Nomination Important Dates
The American Aberdeen Board of Director elections is coming up in December. There will be three positions open.
Nominations are now closed. Nominations deadlines was 5pm (Mountain Time) on September 1, 2025.
Please see eligibility requirements below to serve on the Board.
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Rule XIV: Eligibility to Run for and Serve on the Board of Directors
To be eligible to run for or serve on AAA’s Board of Directors, a candidate must:
1. Be an individual;
2. Be an Active Member of AAA;
3. Be at least 21 years of age;
4. Have registered or transferred at least five animals with their herd prefix within the last calendar
year;
5. Be nominated by another Active Member;
6. Sign a Conflict of Interest Form (Appendix 1);
7. Sign a Code of Conduct Form (Appendix 2).
8. Nominations must be submitted to the Nomination Committee via email to the following email
address: [email protected]
≫Download the Conflict of Interest/Code of Conduct Form here
If a Director ceases to meet these criteria while serving on the Board of Directors, they will have fifteen (15) days to meet these criteria or they will automatically lose their position and authority as a Director until such time as they meet these criteria.
To be included on the ballot for the AAA’s Board of Directors Annual Election, a candidate must meet all
of the aforementioned criteria and the nomination must be received by the Nomination Committee by 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on the September 1st preceding the election. A candidate must supply a headshot and a 300 word (Maximum) biography to the Nomination Committee by 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on the October 1st preceding the election. Ballots will be mailed to all active AAA members on the November 1st preceding the election. Candidates who do not submit both a headshot and biography by October 1st will not be listed on the election ballot for that year’s election, but, if they have met the aforementioned criteria set forth in this rule, they will still be eligible to run as a write-in candidate and, if elected, serve on the Board of Directors.