The deadline for petition candidates for the USBF Board has now passed and no election is necessary with two open Board positions and two nominations. So congratulations or commiserations to Sam Dinkin and Christal Henner, both of whom will join the Board for the first time and will serve from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028.

This Fall the USBF will conduct an election to fill 2 seats on its Board of Directors. The seats are for three-year terms commencing January 1, 2026. 

Nominees must be Active USBF members, having paid the 2025 annual active or resident member dues of $50.

If you are interested in being nominated, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Chair of the 2025 Nominating Committee, by October 10th. Include a short statement about why you would like to be on the board and what skills and expertise you would bring to the organization. 

The USBF Nominating Committee will meet and may interview potential Board candidates. The Nominating Committee slate will be posted no later than October 24, 2024.

In addition to those candidates nominated by the nominating committee, candidates may be nominated by petition. Twenty-five or more Active or Resident Members of USBF may nominate an Active or Resident Member for a Board position. To file a petition nominating a candidate, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the name of the candidate and the names and email addresses of the people making the nomination on or before November 4, 2025. If there are no petition candidates, the candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee will either be elected without the need for an election (if there are only two nominees), or will be the entire slate of nominees for the election.

See the election timeline below for when things happen. Download the Election Procedures and Board Member Expectations for more complete information about the election.

 * BMD = Ballot Mailing Date

** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.