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Dear Credit Union Members,

The Annual Meeting and Election of the Credit Union will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at First Harvest Federal Credit Union, 1617 Hurffville Road, Deptford, New Jersey 08096 at 5:00 PM. In accordance with the Credit Union's Bylaws, the Secretary hereby submits the following Annual Election Notice.

There are four (4) terms expiring on the Board of Directors.  The following four members have been nominated by the Nominating Committee for election to a three-year term: 

Ana Fernandez:              2024 - 2027 term
Michele Hewitt                2024 - 2027 term
Kenneth Luehmann:       2024 - 2027 term
Lisa Morina                     2024 - 2027 term

The following member has been nominated by the Nominating Committee for election to fill an unexpired three-year term:

David Daily:                    2024 - 2026 term

Nominations for vacancies may also be made by membership, but only by petition. An election will not be conducted by ballot and there will be no nominations from the floor when there is only one nominee for each position to be filled. Any member who wishes to submit a nomination by petition must obtain a Petition Form and the Petition Rules that are available at the Credit Union office. When returned, the petition must be signed by one percent of the membership with a maximum of 500. As of March 31, 2024 the Credit Union had 45,949 members, therefore the Nomination Petition must be signed by at least 460 Credit Union members in good standing.  Each Nominee by Petition shall also submit (1) a Statement of Qualifications and Biographical Data and (2) a signed Certificate from the Nominee stating they are agreeable to nomination and will serve, if elected to office, with the Petition. All petitions must be returned to the Credit Union office by 5:00 PM on July 12, 2024.

At the Annual Meeting and Election on August 27, 2024 all persons nominated by either the Nominating Committee or by Petition shall be placed before the Members in attendance for a vote. When nominations are closed, Tellers of Election will be appointed by the Chair and ballots will be distributed. The vote will be taken and tallied by the Tellers of Election and the results announced. The election will be determined by plurality vote and will be by ballot except when there is only one nominee for each position to be filled. Nominations cannot be made from the floor unless insufficient nominations have been made by the Nominating Committee or by petition to provide for one Nominee for each position to be filled or circumstances prevent the candidacy of the one nominees for the position to be filled. Only those positions without a nominee are subject to nominations from the floor. The results of the Annual Election will be announced at the Annual Meeting.

Ronda Abbruzzese
Board Secretary
First Harvest Federal Credit Union

For more details, including nominations by petition, please review the Annual Meeting page.