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The time for our annual election of Officers & Directors is right around the corner. In the meantime, we would like to provide you with helpful information regarding the process and timeline for this year’s election.

First, we’d like to update you on some changes that the HAAR Board of Directors made to HAAR Policy related to the elections.

The committee formerly known as the Officers & Directors Qualifications & Recommendations Committee (ODQRC) has been changed to the Directors Qualification Committee (DQC). In addition to the name change, the structure of the Committee has also been updated to be more inclusive.

Most notably, the new DQC is now comprised of the following members: a HAAR Past-President, the HAAR President-Elect, the HAAR Vice President, a Member of the HAAR Board of Directors, the ValleyMLS Chair, and two at-large Members of HAAR.

The Members of the DQC are appointed by the HAAR President in consultation with the Leadership Team and confirmed by the HAAR Board of Directors.

This update to HAAR Policy was approved by the HAAR Board of Directors on May 30, 2024. The full change can be seen below.

Additionally, another change to HAAR Policy was approved by the HAAR Board of Directors in 2022 but was never added to HAAR Policy until it was recently brought to our attention.

The following additions to HAAR Policy were approved by the HAAR Board of Directors on November 29, 2022:
  • Single Seat Candidates:
    • A member shall choose only one seat to run for during any single election. For example, a member will not be permitted to be on the ballot for both an Officer and a Director position—they must choose one.
  • Minimum Eligibility Standards:
    • A member applying for an LT position must have served on the BOD for either ValleyMLS or HAAR for at least 1 out of the last 3 years.
    • Any member applying for a BOD seat must have volunteered on a committee/workgroup for at least 1 full year out of the prior 3 years.
    • A member must be in “good standing” with both HAAR and ValleyMLS to be on a committee/workgroup.
  • Petitioning:
    • In the event that a member is not chosen to be on the ballot by the election committee, the member may petition to be added to the ballot. No more than 25% of the required 20% of membership required to make it onto the ballot shall be from any single firm. Petition results will not be allowed to override minimum eligibility standards.
  • Office of President-Elect:
    • In order to run for President-Elect, a member must have one year of officer experience as Treasurer or VP for at least one out of the last 3 years before they are eligible to be on the ballot.
The above changes have been added to the current HAAR Policy Manual as a separate Addendum, which can be viewed at: haar.realtor/docs
HAAR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

2024 DQC & Election Work Group

2024 Directors Qualification Committee:
  • Chris Hulser-Hoover, HAAR Past President & Committee Chair
  • Tamara Fox, HAAR President-Elect
  • Regina Mitchell, HAAR Vice President
  • Zelda Friedman, ValleyMLS Chair
  • Loraine Cordule, HAAR Director
  • Rob Abercrombie, At-large Member
  • Zach Bingham, At-large Member
2024 Election Work Group:
  • Sid Pugh, At-large Member & Work Group Chair
  • Tina Terry, At-large Member & Work Group Vice Chair
  • Jean Nelson, At-large Member
We thank these individuals for their commitment to serving our Membership in such an important task as nominating our leaders for 2025!

Elections & Nominations Timeline

Lastly, we’d like to inform you of some important upcoming dates.
  • The two-week period for Members to submit their applications to be considered for nomination will take place from Friday, August 2nd – Friday, August 16th.
  • The DQC will conduct Candidate Interviews from Monday, August 26th – Friday, September 6th.
  • An announcement of the nominated Slate of Candidates will be distributed to all Members eligible to vote by Friday, September 13th (providing a three-week notice before the start of the election).
  • Any Member who was not nominated to the Slate of Candidates and wishes to file a petition to be included must do so by Friday, September 20th. All petitions must be submitted to the CEO of HAAR & ValleyMLS. No more than 25% of the required 20% of membership required to make it onto the ballot shall be from any single firm. Petition results will not be allowed to override minimum eligibility standards.
  • A final announcement of the upcoming election and the official Slate of Candidates including any successful petitions, if any, will be sent to the Membership on Friday, September 27th (providing a one-week notice before the start of the election).
  • The election of Officers & Directors will take place from Friday, October 4th at 9:00am – Monday, October 7th at 5:00pm.
  • The Election Work Group will meet at 9:00am on Tuesday, October 8th to certify the election results.
  • In the event of a runoff election, the re-ballot will take place on Wednesday, October 9th with a 24-hour notice given to all Members eligible to vote.
  • The official election results will be announced at the Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, October 10th.