The deadline for petition candidates for the USBF Board has now passed and no election is necessary with two open Board positions and two nominations. So congratulations or commiserations to Aaron Silverstein, who will be serving his second term on the USBF Board, and Amber Lin, who will join the Board for the first time. Both of them will serve from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
Aaron Silverstein |
Amber Lin |
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The Nominating Committee has nominated the following slate of candidates for the 2023 election to the USBF Board of Directors:
Aaron Silverstein |
Amber Lin |
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Both of these nominations are for 3-year terms, ending on 12/31/2026 Additional candidates may be nominated until November 21, 2023 by petition, as set forth in the USBF Election Procedures. If no candidates are nominated by petition, the two candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will be elected to the USBF Board, with their terms of office commencing on January 1, 2024.
This Fall the USBF will conduct an election to fill 2 seats on its Board of Directors. The seats are for three-year terms commencing January 1, 2024.
Nominees must be Active USBF members, having paid the 2023 annual active or resident member dues of $50.
If you are interested in being nominated, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Chair of the 2023 Nominating Committee. The USBF Nominating Committee will meet and interview potential Board candidates. The Nominating Committee slate will be posted no later than November 10, 2023.
In addition to those candidates nominated by the nominating committee, candidates may be nominated by petition. Twenty-five or more Active or Resident Members of USBF may nominate an Active or Resident Member for a Board position. To file a petition nominating a candidate, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the name of the candidate and the names and email addresses of the people making the nomination on or before November 21, 2023. If there are no petition candidates, the candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will either be elected without the need for an election (if there are only two nominees), or will be the entire slate of nominees for the election.
See the election timeline below for when things happen. Download the Election Procedures and Board Member Expectations for more complete information about the election.
| ACTION | Relation to BMD* | Date | Week Day |
| Nominating Committee reports to Elections Committee |
31 Days before BMD | 11/10/23 | Friday |
| Nominations Close | 30 Days before BMD | 11/11/23 | Saturday |
| Last Day for Petition Candidates | 20 days before BMD | 11/21/23 | Tuesday |
| Eligible Voter List Posted on Web site** | 15 days before BMD | 11//26/23 | Sunday |
| Last day to protest voter list** | 7 days before BMD | 12/4/23 | Monday |
| Ballot Mailing Date (BMD)** | 12/11/23 | Monday | |
| End of voting period** | 1/20/24 | Saturday | |
| Announce Results | 1/14/24 | Saturday | |
| Last Day for protest of election |
10 days after results announced |
* BMD = Ballot Mailing Date
** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.
Stan Subeck died suddenly at sea on Sept. 10, 2023. Stan took over as USBF Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in 2015 and guided the USBF and its Board through many different financial issues, from finding the most complete and reasonable D&O insurance, to keeping track of our payments to and from the ACBL and to our player representatives in World Championship play. Stan produced understandable and helpful financial statements each year, as well as providing input to the USBF auditors and to taxing authorities. In addition, Stan served as the unofficial USBF photographer and also stepped up to do whatever needed doing at many USBCs. To say that Stan will be missed is probably the biggest underbid of the century.
Because Stan was usually the photographer and not the subject of photos, it was difficult to find a good picture, but here's one from Suzi's Facebook page (I think the photographer is their daugher Lisa):
