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2016 General Voting Frequently Asked Questions <br />On what issues or for which candidates do counties /parishes /boroughs vote? <br />Counties vote on resolutions that set NACo legislative and association policy for the coming year. Delegates also <br />elect NACo officers for the coming year. The position of second vice president is usually the one position that is <br />contested. <br />How can my county vote? <br />A county must be a NACo member "in good standing" in order to vote. This means your county's dues for 2016 <br />must be paid before the voting occurs. Also, the county must have at least one paid registration for the <br />annual conference and have proper credentials. <br />What are credentials? <br />Credentials attest to a county's eligibility to vote. Credentials contain information on the number of votes a <br />county is eligible to cast, as well as the identity of the delegate that is authorized to cast the county's vote. <br />How is the credentials form distributed? <br />The form is mailed to the clerk and chief elected official of member counties so that the county can provide the <br />name of the voting delegate to NACo. Conference registrants will receive an e-mail with a link to the credentials <br />form as well. Only counties that have paid their 2016 NACo dues will receive a credentials form. This form is <br />mailed in May. Please return this form by Friday. July 1, 2016. <br />Why did I receive a credentials form? <br />You are receiving this form because you are the chief elected official at your county, your county's clerk, or you <br />registered for the 2016 NACo Annual Conference. If you wish to vote, please bring the credentials form to your <br />chief elected official to fill out and return to us. Please see this packet for more instructions on the form. <br />My county has misplaced the credentials form. What should I do? <br />The credentials form will be available in the Elections and Voting Credentials section of the NACo website <br />(www.naco.orglcredentials) shortly after it is mailed. After you download, print, and fill out the form correctly, <br />you can return It to NACo. Please call Alex Koroknay- Palicz at 888.407.NACo (6226) x291 if you need <br />assistance. <br />If my county is not registering for the Annual Conference, does my county have to send in the credentials <br />form? <br />No. Only counties who register are able to vote. Please do not return the credentials form to the NACo office if <br />your county does not plan to register for the Annual Conference. <br />What is a voting delegate? <br />A voting delegate is someone authorized by your county/parish /borough board to pick up a ballot and cast your <br />county's votes at the annual conference. The delegate must have a paid registration to the conference. <br />Who may be a voting delegate? <br />Any elected or appointed official or staff member From your county/parish /borough may be a voting delegate. <br />That decision is up to your county board. <br />What is an alternate? <br />An alternate is another elected or appointed official or staff member from the county delegated by the county to <br />pick up and cast its ballot. The alternate must have a paid registration to the conference. <br />• The delegate OR alternate listed on the credentials form may pick up your county's ballot. <br />F -2 Page 75 <br />