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1 September 2016

NFA to Replace Paper Ballots with Electronic Voting System

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The NFA announced that starting with its election of Board of Directors members in 2017, NFA will replace current paper ballots with an electronic voting system.
United States Finance and Banking

The NFA announced that starting with its election of Board of Directors members in 2017, NFA will replace current paper ballots with an electronic voting system. Each Member will be required to designate an Executive Representative "who can submit a petition to nominate someone for election as a Director, cast votes on a Member's behalf in a contested election for an NFA Director position, or vote to approve or not approve an amendment to NFA's Articles of Incorporation."

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