Our Wisconsin Revolution will hold its annual State Convention and Board Elections virtually this year due to the COVID-19 safety issues. We will join together via Zoom on

Sunday, June 28th from 1pm to 3pm.

At the Convention we will discuss the important work of the organization - building a grassroots movement to take back our state by, of, and for the people!

A main business item for the State Convention is the annual Board of Directors Elections. The Convention will feature a time for candidates to briefly address the virtual meeting. We will conduct the vote, as we have in the past, virtually. Voting will open up on June 28th at the conclusion of candidate statements. Virtual voting will be open until 12pm on Tuesday, June 30th to give people a chance to review candidate statements and vote.

We will send out a link to join the event closer to the date of the event. Board Candidate information will be sent out on June 19th. PLEASE RSVP TODAY!

INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD ELECTIONS

Our Wisconsin Revolution has a number of Board positions open for election at our 2020 Virtual State Convention. Please consider stepping up for leadership! See below for information about how often the Board meets and which positions are up for election.

Deadline for Declaring Candidacy

If you are interested in running for the Board you must indicate your interest by Thursday, June 18, 2020, 11:59pm. Click on this link to declare your interest and indicate which position(s) you'd like to run for. You should also provide a 300-word statement about yourself and your interest in being on the OWR Board. Please also attach a head shot of yourself. This can be done in the linked form. If you have any issues with attaching the file, email info@ourwisconsinrev.com

Circulation of Information about Board Candidates

We will circulate information about all candidates, including 300-word statements on candidacy and headshots, to all members and people on the OWR mailing list starting on June 19th.

Candidate Contact with OWR member voters

Board candidates will be able to contact voters for their voting constituencies. Candidates running for CD seats will be able to send emails to the list of members in their CDs. Candidates running for Co-Chair and At-Large seats will be able to send messages tto the full member list.

Board Member Statements at Annual Convention

The OWR State Convention will be held virtually from 1pm to 3pm on Sunday, June 28th. The gathering will be held via Zoom video conference. Zoom allows people to also call in to the meeting, if the video connection does not work for you. At the beginning of the meeting all candidates will be allowed a 2-3 minute statement about their interest in being on the Board. The candidate statements will be recorded so people can access them after the event on the 28th.

Voting

Voting in the Board Elections will be conducted via a secure, digital voting service. The voting period will run from 12:00pm on Sunday, June 28th through 12:00pm, Tuesday, June 30th. All current OWR members are allowed to vote. To be a member you must have paid dues within the last year or asked for a waiver from dues. Dues are $5/month or a one-time payment of $50/year. We of course encourage people to support the organization with larger contributions if this is possible for them. For those who are not in a position to meet this dues level, OWR is very open to providing a waiver. To request a waiver please contact OWR Treasurer Jeff Perzan via email at jeffperzan@prodigy.net In order to vote in the 2020 Board elections you must be a current member by 1pm, Sunday, June 28th.

Information about the Board and Seats that are up for Election and Terms

The Board meets quarterly via zoom video conference. In non-COVID times we have tried at least 1-2 times a year to get together as a board in person for a half-whole day meeting. The Board is made up of 2 Co-Chairs, 5 At-Large members and 1 member per Congressional District. Board members are elected for 2-year terms. You must be a current member of OWR to run and vote for the board.

The following seats are open or up for election in 2020.

1 Co-Chair position (term 2020-2022) (Joel Rogers incumbent)

4 At-Large positions (top two vote-getters will serve 2020-2022, other 2 will serve out 1-year remainder of the term, 2020-2021) (Jaime Alvarado and Mary Kay Baum incumbents, 2 open positions)

CD 1 (term 2020-2022) (open)

CD 2 (term 2020-2022) (Charless Uphoff incumbent)

CD 3 (term 2020-2022) (Joni Anderson incumbent)

CD 5 (term 2020-2022) (open)

CD 6 (term 2020-2022) (open)

CD 7 (term 2020-2022) (open) (note correction on term duration from previous email)

CD 8 (term 2020-2022) (Nate Wolff incumbent)

If you are interested in running for the Board you must indicate your interest by Thursday, June 18, 2020, 11:59pm. Click on this link to declare your interest and indicate which position(s) you'd like to run for.

Incumbent Board members not up for election this year.

Sarah Lloyd, Co-Chair (2019-2021 term)

Terrance Warthen, At-Large (2019-2021 term)

Jeff Perzan, 4th CD (2019-2021 term)