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Date: December 2, 2020 

 

Authorized by: Christiana Fire Company, Board of Directors Issued by: Keith D. Simpkins, Vice-President/Chairman of the Board 

 

The State of Delaware has instituted regulations that limit gatherings. Given these regulations, the BOD feels as decided that it is appropriate to offer alternate avenues that allow for voting in the Company’s annual election. Christiana Fire Company elections will take place at the annual Company meeting which has been moved to December 22, 2020 as per this procedure.

 

 Ballots Ballots will be set. Every eligible nominee will be alphabetically listed on the ballot next to the position for which they are nominated. Currently there are four contested Director positions. Because any one eligible nominee can be nominated for any number of Director positions, each voter will be asked to vote for up to four Directors. The top four vote earners will be elected to the BOD. Should individual BOD positions (stations assignments and terms) be in question, the Company will be asked for guidance in January. 

 

Voting: Voting members shall select one of two ways with which to cast their vote. In-Person Voting members shall be invited to Station 3 between 6pm and 8pm on December 22, 2020 to vote. In an effort to minimize the number of members in any one place, members whose last name is between A and L in the alphabet are encouraged to come to vote in the 6 o’clock hour. Members with last names between M and Z are encouraged to vote in the 7 o’clock hour. Voting members are required to wear masks and encouraged to bring their own writing instruments; however, pens will be provided, and an attempt will be made to clean pens after each use. 

 

Upon completion of the ballot, the ballot shall be folded and handed to a teller. The teller shall carefully place the ballot in the ballot box. Christiana Fire Company 2 East Main Street Christiana, DE 19702

 

 During the Company meeting, the President shall instruction the polling staff to count, verify, and recount the votes. The results of the elections will then be announced. 

 

Mail-In Voting members who are not comfortable with or unavailable to vote in-person may elect to receive a ballot via the US Postal Service. Members who elect this option must notify the Company with their intent to vote via mail-in no later than 4pm on Monday, December 14. 

 

Once a member has notified the Company that their intent is to vote via mail-in ballot, they may not vote in-person. Once the voting member receives that ballot in the mail, it must be returned in the self-addressed envelope provided and received before the time the ballots are counted, hand delivered in the provided envelope to the Personnel Officer on the night of the election, or placed in the locked black mailbox (marked with the word “Ballot”) located next to the old Station 12 parking lot to be valid.

 

 Illegible ballots will be considered invalid. Voters who have requested a mail-in ballot and have not received said ballot by Friday, December 18 shall notify Sandy Ingram no later than Friday, December 18 at 4pm. 

 

Mail-in ballots will be opened once polling has been concluded. 

 

To request a mail-in ballot call Sandy Ingram at 302-737-2433 extension 1208 or request via email at [email protected].

 

 If emailing to request a ballot, please include the address where you would prefer to receive the ballot.