NAI 2024 Elections

Dear Community Members,

This is a call to submit your candidacy for the Nepalese Association of Indiana’s (NAI) executive committee position for a two-year term (2025-2026) and participate in the General Election 2024 to elect an eleven member Executive Board as per Article X of its Bylaws. 

Available Positions

Here are the available roles, total available positions, and associated non-refundable application fees:

• President x 1 ($25)

• Vice President x 1 ($15)

• Secretary x 1 ($15)

• Joint Secretary x 1 ($15)

• Treasurer x 1 ($15)

• Executive Member x 6 ($10)

Application Fee Payment Options 

Cash Payment

1. Pay to any of the Election Committee Member

2. Add a Confirmation # on the paper application form.

Bank Check

1. Payable to - “Nepalese Association of Indiana” 

2. Memo - “NAI EC 2025/26  Application Fee For: 

3. Mail to - Suresh Regmi, 13011 Chenille Dr, Carmel IN, 46240

Electronic Payment

Use this online application form and forward the confirmation email to the Election Committee at elections@indiananepali.org with an attached copy of your valid photo ID. More details below.

Election Date Time & Venue

Date : Saturday, December 21, 2024 

Time : TBD

Venue : TBD

Note: The vote received after this deadline would be considered invalid. 

Eligibility Criteria for Candidacy

According to NAI Bylaws;

1. Candidates must be a member of NAI at the time of application.

2. Candidates must have one proposer and one supporter for the position. You can find NAI membership directory here: https://www.indiananepali.org/membership/membership-directory.

3. Proposer and Supporter must be a member of NAI and they can only propose one candidate, but can support as many as they wish.

4. Candidates should be present in person in the designated venue during the Election day.

5. No proxy voting is allowed.

6. Candidates for the post of President and Treasurer, as mentioned in Bylaws Article X, Section must be at least a US Permanent Residence (Green Card) or US Citizen.

7. Candidates for the post of President and Treasurer can either submit a US Permanent Residence (Green Card)  or a US Passport as a proof of their US residency status along with the application. If you are using the online application form, you must also forward a copy of the stated documents along with the confirmation email to elections@indiananepali.org. 

8. One Individual can be a candidate for only one position.

Eligibility Criteria for Voting

1. All voters must be NAI members prior to voting.

2. Voters should present a valid picture ID during voting. 

3. Voters should be present in person in the designated venue during the Election day to vote. 

4. No proxy voting is allowed.

Note: To obtain/renew membership, please visit: https://www.indiananepali.org/membership/become-a-member. 

Schedule of Election Activities

1. Filing of application (Candidates need not wait until Dec. 6th to file nominations.) | Dec 6th, 2024 | By 9:00 PM 

2. Applicants will be announced via email | Dec 7th, 2024 | By 9:00 PM 

3. Protest against candidates and withdrawal | Dec 13, 2020 | By 9:00 PM 

4. Final list of applicants will be announced via email | Dec 14th, 2024 | By 9:00 PM 

5. Election date and time | Dec. 21st, 2024 | TBD

6. Vote counting starts | Dec. 21st, 2024 | TBD 

7. Election results will be declared after vote-counting completes | Dec. 21st, 2024 | TBD

8. Swearing-in Ceremony & Hand Over | TBD | TBD

Candidacy Application Process

1. NAI members who wish to apply for the respective executive positions must file their nominations by submitting the online application form or paper application form. Note: Election Committee (EC) does not maintain or guarantee security of the digital data submitted in the application separately. EC leverages the security standard used by NAI for https://www.indiananepali.org/.

2. The completed and signed paper application form, a copy of the photo identification, and any other required documents as applicable must be submitted either electronically as an attachment or delivered to any of the election committee members in person along with payment/payment confirmation. Note: For Electronic Submissions, please submit this online applications form and forward your confirmation email by attaching your photo ID to elections@indiananepali.org. 

3. Once the application is received, the election committee will verify the content of the application. If the applicant fails to meet the application requirements by the deadline, the application will be invalid, and the applicant will be notified about this. 

Should you have any questions, please contact Election Committee at elections@indiananepali.org.

Election Committee

1. Suresh Regmi (Chair)  | 571-334-3152 | sureshregmi127@gmail.com 

2. Arun Bohara  | 317-874-7380 | arunbohara07@gmail.com 

3. Khem Raj Khatiwada | 317-941-1565 | khatiwada1976@gmail.com 

You may also send email with your queries to elections@indiananepali.org, which will be be received by all of the Election Committee members listed above.

Note: The Election Committee reserves the right to make changes to the schedule / processes as appropriate based on unforeseen circumstances or any anomaly that arises during the election process.

Sincerely,

Election Committee, NAI General Election 2024

Suresh Regmi (Chair) | Arun Bohara (Member) | Khem Raj Khatiwada (Member)

Note: For other details of the election process, please review Article X of the NAI ByLaws. If you are applying in person, please download, print, and fill out the application form from here. You may also view the pdf version of this announcement.