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The 2009 General Elections for the Minnesota Mandingo Association (MMA) Guidelines
By: Commissioner M. Sesay
August 16,2009

1. The elections shall be conducted by secret ballot

2. Candidates will be declared the winner by simple majority

3. Voting shall be done on a one-man-one vote basis

4. All candidates must show respect for each other’s opinion at all time during the process

5. Protest to the election results must be submitted thirty minutes after results are announced to the election commission

6. Protest shall be made verbally followed by a written statement within one hour

7. No campaigning will be allowed during election

8. Violation of election guidelines may lead to disqualification.

9. All Candidates must submit a passport size photo to the Election commission

10. Election shall be held on Sunday, September 27, 2009, at MMA end of Ramadan BBQ

11. There will be a debate on Saturday, September 26, 2009, at MMA end of Ramadan celebration

Application and qualification of candidates

1. Each candidate must submit a letter of intent with a passport size photo to the Chairman of the elections commissions

2. Candidates must also submit their mailing address, telephone number and two references with their phone numbers

3. Each candidate must pay a non-refundable registration fee to the election commission as indicated below:

President----------------------$75.00

Vice-President---------------$60.00

Secretary General-----------$50.00

Financial Secretary---------$50.00

4. All candidates must be registered and paid meeting dues for the past two years

5. All candidates must submit to the election commission a clearance from chapter

financial Secretary of the association that they have registered with MMA and have paid all meeting dues for the past two years

6. All candidates must be high school graduate.

QUALIFICATION FOR VOTERS

1. To qualify as an eligible voters, a person must be a registered member of MMA

2. Must have attained the age of 18

3. All candidates, eligible voters and the public are required to show respect during the election process