OSPE Board Elections 2010 | Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

Voting Period: March 15 - April 15, 2010
Voting has now closed.

Ballots and voting instructions will be sent to all Professional, Associate (Ontario residents), Intern and Honorary members in good standing of OSPE on March 15th, 2010. The vote will be conducted by direct mail and electronic ballot by a third-party independent agency. The voting period will be from March 15th to April 15, 2010 and all ballots must be received no later than April 15th.

Results of the election will be officially announced and the new Board will take office at the OSPE Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.

When you receive your election material, please take a few moments to vote in this important election. It�s your profession. Your voice.

Have Questions for the OSPE Board Candidates?
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Who may vote
All Professional, Associate (Ontario residents), Intern and Honorary members in good standing of OSPE are eligible to vote. The vote will be conducted by direct mail and electronic ballot by a third-party independent agency. All new Board members will take office immediately following the OSPE Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2010.

2010 Election forms and important information:PDF)

Voting Procedure:
An independent agency, Broadridge, has been engaged to issue, collect and tabulate returned ballots and report on ballot results. If you are eligible to vote, please refer to the ballot you received in the mail for detailed instructions. If you are certain that you are eligible to vote and did not receive a voting package in the mail, please contact Valeria Mueller at 416-223-9961 or 1-866-763-1654, ext. 235.

OSPE elections are structured to ensure a turnover of 1/3 of our Board members each year. For the 2010 election:

Locate your control number listed in the printed voting package you received in the mail from Broadridge.
Visit www.proxyvote.com and enter your control number where indicated, then follow the directions.
You may vote for up to four candidates, each for a three-year term.
Indicate your voting decisions by checking the boxes of up to four candidates. If you attempt to submit a vote with more candidates selected in any term category than there are positions open for that category, you will receive an error message.
Any subsequent votes will be invalid.

Mail Ballot Option:

Refer to the printed voting package you received from Broadridge.
You may vote for four candidates, each for a three-year term.
Place a check mark in the box beside the name of each candidate you wish to vote for. If you place a check mark beside more candidate names than there are positions open in any term category, your vote will be invalid.
Mail your marked ballot in the business reply envelope provided. Do not mail your ballot to the OSPE office.
If you have already voted using the Internet voting option, your mailed ballot will be invalid

Results of the election will be officially announced and the new Board will take office at the OSPE Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.

Important Dates

Jan. 4- Nominations Open
Feb. 1 - Nominations Close
Mar. 15 - Ballots and Candidate info mailed to members - Voting Opens
Apr. 15 - Voting Closes
May 5 - Election results announced

For more information please contact Valeria Mueller at vmueller@ospe.on.ca or by phone at 416-223-9961 ext. 235 or toll-free at 1-866-763-1654.