{"id":265,"date":"2015-09-29T19:47:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T19:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=265"},"modified":"2017-08-30T19:48:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T19:48:11","slug":"2015-pld-election-you-can-vote-now-through-oct-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2015\/09\/29\/2015-pld-election-you-can-vote-now-through-oct-8\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 PLD Election \u2015 You Can Vote Now Through Oct. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vote-checkmark.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vote-checkmark-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pldata.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vote-checkmark.jpg 500w\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dear PLD Member:<\/p>\n<p>The online ballot to cast your vote in the election of Portuguese Language Division\u00a0Administrator and Assistant Administrator for the term 2015-2017 is now available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atanet.org\/divisions\/division_election_online.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO VOTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To vote in this election, you\u00a0must be a member in good standing of the American Translators Association and the\u00a0Portuguese Language Division. You must enter your Member Number and Password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BALLOT:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>October 8, 2015 Midnight US Eastern\u00a0Daylight Time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong>\u00a0Division Administrator and Assistant Administrator are two-year positions.\u00a0Earlier this year the PLD Nominating Committee announced the 2015 PLD candidates in\u00a0the slate broadcast to the PLD membership. PLD members were given 45 days after the\u00a0slate broadcast to object to the slate or add candidates to the slate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voting:<\/strong>\u00a0In the case of an uncontested election, division officers are declared by\u00a0acclamation. In the case of a contested election, balloting is conducted by electronic\u00a0ballot. This is a contested election for Administrator and Assistant Administrator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results of the Election:<\/strong>\u00a0Results of the election will be announced during the Portuguese\u00a0Language Division Annual Meeting (12:30pm-1:00pm, Friday, November 6), scheduled to\u00a0be held during ATA\u2019s 56th Annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Miami in Miami,\u00a0Florida.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please read\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p92RTM-1T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Gets Things Done in the PLD and How do Elections Work?<\/a><\/strong>, written by Naomi Sutcliffe de Moraes, former ATA board member and former officer of the PLD and the LTD.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your support of the Portuguese Language Division and for being an ATA\u00a0member!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear PLD Member: The online ballot to cast your vote in the election of Portuguese Language Division\u00a0Administrator and Assistant Administrator for the term 2015-2017 is now available. CLICK HERE TO VOTE To vote in this election, you\u00a0must be a member in good standing of the American Translators Association and the\u00a0Portuguese Language Division. 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