LTBA Board of Directors Elections Coming Up. AUGUST 15th DEADLINE RAPIDLY APPROACHING!
The 2024 election for the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association Board of Directors is approaching. This year, members will be voting for five (5) directors. To be eligible to run for the board of directors, a person must be a current LTBA member in good standing.
The decisions made by the board of directors directly affect our industry. If you want to make a difference for the thoroughbred industry in Louisiana please consider running for the board. If you know someone you believe would be good for the LTBA, please encourage them to consider running for the board.
A person running for the board must submit a notification of intent to run, as well as a biography/resume which may include a statement of what he/she would like to achieve and a head shot photo to be included on the ballot.
All materials are due to the LTBA office,
attn: Roger Heitzman no later than August 15th.
Current incumbents running to keep their seats on the board are Jay Adcock, Jake Delhomme, Michelle Lavoice, Jim Montgomery, and Michele Rodriguez.
By Law 12 (Revised 03/31/15)
The affairs of this Association are entrusted to the Board of Directors, which shall have full power to authorize and make contracts, expend funds for the purposes, aims, objectives and operations of this Association. There shall be no more than 13 (thirteen) directors nor less than (9) nine, each of whom must be a Member in good standing. Each board member elected shall serve for three years unless elected to fill a vacancy. The board membership terms are staggered which shall result in approximately 1/3 of the board being subject to election annually.
Each Board Member shall have the right to cast a vote on all matters and issues properly brought before the board. Prior to the vote a simple majority of the total number of directors must be present to establish a quorum.
The right to vote may be restricted by the Conflict of Interest Policy established by this Association. Any Board Member who has a conflicting interest as defined in this Associations Conflict of Interest Policy shall be identified as an interested party and shall not vote on the issue or matter in which he/she has a conflicted position. A conflicted party shall still be counted for the purpose of determining a quorum.
Unless otherwise expressly required by law, the articles of organization, or specific contrary bylaw, the Board of Directors is authorized to act upon the majority vote of the Board of Directors present at the commencement of the meeting. In those circumstances requiring a vote where there is one or more conflicted parties, a majority or higher number as required by law or by-law, of eligible voters shall be sufficient to pass the matter or issue before the board. For purposes of this section eligible voter means a non-conflicted board member.
By Law 13
A Member may run for election to the Board of Directors by submitting their requests in writing and received by the Executive Director on or before August 15th of the year of the election. The Executive Director shall supply to the Board on or before August 25th the name(s) of the Member(s) seeking election to the Board which will qualify that Member for election to the Board. The voting Members shall be supplied with ballots by mail accompanied by voting instructions on October 1st to be completed and returned as instructed and counted no later than the last week day of October of the year of the election.