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2019 Board of Directors Election Procedures

April 12, 2018

The Nominating Committee has announced the 2019 EBAA Board of Directors At-Large Candidates.

Elections will take place during the House of Delegates (HOD) meeting, Friday, June 7, during the EBAA Annual Meeting. Candidates will be given two minutes to present his/her credentials to the House of Delegates prior to voting.

New to this year’s process, the first vote taken will be for Speaker of the House, which is administered on a one vote per bank basis; beginning in 2019, this will take place in the deliberative portion of the HOD meeting. All eye banks, including unaccredited banks, may vote for Speaker of the House.

Votes will then be held for Chair-Elect, followed by Secretary/Treasurer and then At-Large Members. Only accredited members may vote for these positions and votes will be allocated as follows:

Image with the following equation: each eye bank's dues payment, divided by the total amount of dues paid by voting banks, times the number of banks voting, plus 1

Vote Allocation by Eye Bank

The EBAA Board of Directors voted in February to disclose the number of votes held by each eye bank; this is intended to increase transparency and give candidates a better understanding of the distribution of votes in the House.

Vote Allocation: EBAA 2019 House of Delegates

Multiple Candidates from One Eye Bank

Following the governance restructuring last year, the bylaws were amended to permit only one individual from a given eye bank to serve on the Board at a time:

4.3     Multiple Board Members from a Single Eye Bank: Each eye bank or group of eye banks, as defined in Section 3.2, through their employees, consultants or volunteer leaders, shall hold no more than one (1) position on the Board of Directors. Should an eye bank or group of eye banks hold more than one Board position, whether through acquisition, merger or change of employment, one or more Board members affiliated with the eye bank must resign their positions until that bank holds just one position. The EBAA Board of Directors will consult with the member’s CEO to determine which Board member shall serve on the Board.

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