General Elections for EANC´s XXIII Council take place this year. consider running for Council – To share your experience, represent your fellow Estonian Americans, and make a difference consider a run for council! Council work offers many opportunities to work on committees and special projects related to your interests.
Council members are elected for 4 years. Council size may vary from 20 – 50 members, depending on the number of candidates. The Council meets at least once a year, usually in Fall, to review past activities and to vote on the upcoming year´s budget and activity plan.
The Council´s mission is to help preserve and promote Estonian cultural heritage; to foster ties with and to represent the interests of Estonian Americans and their organizations; and to support the maintenance of democratic institutions in, and cultural exchange with, Estonia. Candidates must live in the U.S., be at least 21 years old on the day of the election, either possess Estonian citizenship or be eligible for it, belong to the Estonian community through family relationship, and attest to this on application.
Application forms, instructions and further information can be obtained from the EANC website www.estosite.org or from Election Committee co-chairs Lya Karm and Maria Pedak-Kari ([email protected]).
Applications must be submitted via email no later than May 26 at 12:30 am Eastern.
A final list of candidates and election date will appear in Vaba Eesti Sõna and on the EANC website.
Ballots will be sent to all addresses in the EANC database. If you receive Teataja newsletter, you will receive a ballot; an e-voting option will also be offered. Please notify of any address changes ASAP: [email protected], 978-397-0020.
