KPFK Local Station Board Elections In-Progress

by Chance McKee Monday, Jun. 13, 2016 at 11:31 AM
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KPFK has begun the election process for its 2016 Local Station Board. The nomination process began on June 1, 2016 at 9:00 am PST and will close on June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm PST. There are currently three Staff and nine Listener-Sponsor positions up for election.

KPFK LOCAL STATION BOARD ELECTION IN-PROGRESS

Nominations End June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm PST

Los Angeles, CA (June 13, 2016) – KPFK, a sister station of the Pacifica Foundation, has begun the election process for its 2016 Local Station Board.

The nomination process began on June 1, 2016 at 9:00 am PST and will close on June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm PST. There are currently three Staff and nine Listener-Sponsor positions up for election.

Listener-Sponsor delegates must have contributed a minimum of $25 to KPFK, or volunteered a minimum of three (3) hours to KPFK between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm PST.

Staff delegates are defined as any non-management, full-time or part-time paid employee of KPFK or any volunteer or unpaid staff member of KPFK who has worked a minimum of 30 hours in the preceding 3 months, April 1-June 30, 2016.

All prospective candidates are subject to the Fair Campaign Provisions (FCP) once they download or request a Candidate Nomination Packet. Candidate Nomination Packets, as well as Nomination Petitions, should be returned to KPFK’s Local Election Supervisor by June 30, 2016 at 9:00 pm PST. Candidates are encouraged to complete this process online at elections.pacifica.org.

More information regarding the election process, as well as a comprehensive list of candidate requirements, can be found at elections.pacifica.org (also linked to http://www.kpfk.org).

Online voting begins on August 15, 2016 and will end on September 30, 2016 at 11:59 pm PST.

Pacifica Foundation is the oldest network of independently operated, non-commercial, community-based, listener-supported radio stations in the United States. Their website is www.pacifica.org