Any Active USBF member interested in being on the ballot who has not been nominated by the Nominating Committee should go to About USBF and read the final paragraph on the page (Election Information), which directs you to the relevant documents.
| ACTION | Relation to BMD* | Date | Week Day |
| Nominating Committee reports to Elections Committee |
31 Days before BMD | 9/21/15 | Monday |
| Nominations Close | 30 Days before BMD | 9/22/15 | Tuesday |
| Last Day for Petition Candidates | 20 days before BMD | 10/2/15 | Friday |
| Eligible Voter List Posted on Web site** | 15 days before BMD | 10/7/15 | Wednesday |
| Last day to protest voter list** | 7 days before BMD | 10/15/15 | Thursday |
| Ballot Mailing Date (BMD)** | 10/22/15 | Thursday | |
| End of voting period** | 11/21/15 | Saturday | |
| Announce Results | |||
| Last Day for protest of election |
10 days after results announced |
* BMD = Ballot Mailing Date
** Necessary only if more candidates are nominated than there are positions open.