Special Assembly Meeting & Elections for 2 BOD seats

You are cordially invited to attend a Special Assembly meeting at Dar Al Taqwa for General Assembly and special elections.  Insha Allah the meeting & elections will be held on Saturday December 20^th, 2014 between Asr and Maghrib Prayer with the following schedule:

Nomination Deadlines for BOD                    December 18 2014 by Maghreb

Posting of Nominees                                      December 19 2014

Withdrawal of Nomination                            December 20 2014 by 10 AM

Election Day                                                  December 20 2014 2:45 PM

Nomination can be sent to elections@taqwa.net, or drop in any Donation box in Dar Al Taqwa.

The Board of Director work requires around 8 – 10 hours per week.

The eligibility and responsibilities of BOD, in accordance with the DAT community approved Bylaws is as follows:

SECTION V-6: ELIGIBILITY FOR NOMINATION TO THE BOD:

The following conditions make one eligible for nomination to positions on the BOD:

1. Be a voting member for at least one year
2. Be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident
3. Be a practicing Sunni Muslim according to Islamic Sharia
4. Be an active participant in DAT’s prayer, weekly and monthly activities.
5. Shall not hold any executive position in any other non-profit organization.
6. Shall not be a current employee and/or contractor of DAT or have been for the past three years.
7. Shall not be convicted of a crime (felony) or have unpaid judgments against him/her.
8. Shall not be eligible for election if he/she is immediately (Brother, Sister, Mother, Father, Son, daughter, and/or spouse) related to two (2) or more members of DAT’s BOT and/or BOD
9. Shall not have resigned from BOD within the last three (3) years.

10. Shall not have been removed from BOD by DAT members.
11. Shall not serve the BOT simultaneously.