Looking for Leaders of Tomorrow
BPW Washington State Office:
Criteria and Duties
Criteria for nominee’s
for state office:
1) BPW member must be in good
standing in a local organization
2) Nominee must officially and
publicly support the National
Legislative Platform
3) Consent to serve if elected
4) Have their local organization’s
endorsement
5) Served as a local organization
president or are completing a term
as a local organization president
In addition, candidates for
President-Elect and Vice President
must have served or be completing
one year of one of the following:
1) Have been a District Director
AND one year as a state
elected officer, state appointed
officer, or state standing or
special committee chair; OR;
2) Served two years as an elected
state officer (secretary or
treasurer); OR;
3) Served one year as an elected
state officer and two years as a
standing committee chair; OR;
4) Served three years as a standing
committee chair in three different
capacities along with the written
recommendation of the State
Executive Committee.
If you are interested in
running for a state office:
Candidate:
1) Fill out
the top portion of the "Nominee’s
Consent to Serve" Form
2) Submit
to your local organization for
endorsement
Local
Organization:
1) Complete
the bottom portion of the "Nominee’s
Consent to Serve"
Local
Organization or Candidate:
Send to
nominations chair not later than 90
days prior to the state annual
conference:
1) A recent
photo of candidate
2) A bio
and summary of candidate’s
qualifications for the office sought
(not to exceed 200 words)
3) The
completed "Nominee’s Consent to
Serve"
Form
"Request from
Local Organizations for Names of
Candidates"
Kay Bradley
Kampsen
, State Nominations
Chair