[ SHOWGSD-L ] HOW NATIONAL JUDGES ARE SELECTED
- From: "Doc Zoe" <wynsum@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 15:18:51 -0400
Please see page 8 and 120-121 of the Policy and Procedure Manual
Method for Election Of Judges for the National Specialty Show
In accordance with the METHOD FOR ELECTION OF JUDGES for the National
Specialty Show and National Obedience Trial to be effective in 1999
and thereafter until membership changed (approved by Membership
October 1995 and November 1997), the Board of Directors submits the
following slates for the election at the Meeting, (date of National
Specialty Show), in (place of National Specialty):
1. This procedure will replace the current method for selection of
conformation and obedience judges for the National Specialties,
effective immediately, for selection of judges for 2003 and
continuing thereafter for subsequent National Specialties and unless
further revised by a majority of the membership voting.
2. Each member of the Board of Directors shall submit a list of up to
three conformation candidates, (each of whom shall have indicated by
returning the written contract to the Corresponding Secretary and the
National Specialty Show Chairperson his or her willingness to accept
before placing his or her name in nomination), to the Recording
Secretary at the April Board Meeting of the year prior to the year of
the National Specialty for which these judges will be voted on.
3. An alphabetical list of all such names submitted will be compiled
and the Directors assembled at that meeting will each vote on their
first, second, and third preference.
4. The top three vote getters on the first ballot shall then be on
the slate, with this method then being repeated for the next three
top vote getters to be placed on the ballot, for a total of six which
will comprise the slate for the conformation judges.
5. The six (6) conformation judges with the highest point totals,
will comprise the "slate". No Board members name may appear on this
slate. Should any Board member who is qualified wish to appear on
the ballot it must be submitted by petition. The President's name
may not appear on the ballot, nor may he/she judge the National
Specialty Show during his/her tenure as President.
A. The above slate must have completed their provisional judging and
must have written approval from the AKC to judge German Shepherd
Dogs. Counting time will start at the same date as the letter from
the AKC of regular approval towards a minimum of five full years
prior to the official opening show date of the National Specialty
Show that this judge is elected to judge. Example: A person receives
final AKC approval 12/1/91, may be on the ballot in 1996 to judge the
October 1997 National.
B. A person shall not preside as Judge of the National Specialty
until there shall have occurred three such events from the last time
such a person so prevailed. Example: A judge who presided in 1992
cannot be on the ballot until 1995 to judge in 1996.
C. Also passed by the membership at the Oct. 12, 1995, Annual Meeting
in Burbank, CA was the 10-4-2 requirement for conformation judges
(effective 1997 National). Definition: 10 years in German Shepherd
Dogs, 4 litters born on your own property, two champions resulting
from your breedings.
7. The six obedience judges and three herding judges will be selected
in the same manner as described above for the conformation slate with
the following exceptions:
A. All obedience candidates, both Board and membership nominated,
must be AKC licensed to judge Novice, Open, and Utility classes at
the time the Board votes for the "official" slate.
B. All herding candidates, both Board and membership nominated, must
be AKC licensed to judge "A" "B" and "C" courses and tests.
C. The restriction in item 5A (regarding the length of time as an
approved judge) will not apply. A person shall not have his or her
name on the ballot until the third year after the event the person
judges.
* Additional nominations, who meet the requirements in 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A
and 6B above, may be nominated by petition signed by a minimum of 50
members in good standing and accompanied by a signed written contract
signifying willingness to judge to the Corresponding Secretary.
* In addition, the signed judge's contract must be sent to the
National Specialty Show Chairperson. The judge's signed contract and
petition must be received by the Corresponding Secretary 60 days
prior to the Annual Meeting. The signed judge's contract must also
be received by the National Specialty Chairperson within the same
time frame. It is the responsibility of the petitioner, both for
conformation and obedience judges to obtain this contract from the
Chairperson of the National Specialty Show. The slates, listed
alphabetically, will then be sent to all members in good standing by
the Board designated ballot organization for 30 days prior to the
annual meeting, and using a weighted ballot, members will vote for no
more than three (3) judges for Breed, Obedience, and Herding; no more
than 2 judges for Agility. Members will indicate on the ballot their
first choice, second choice, and third choice for each Breed,
Obedience, and Herding; and two for Agility. These marked choices
will be weighted by the counting agency which will assign 3 points
for first choice, 2 points for second choice, and 1 point for third
choice. The points will be totaled and recorded for each candidate
(Nov. 01).
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