{"id":2551,"date":"2026-04-22T06:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/?page_id=2551"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:50:37","slug":"vfn-ballot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/meetings-events\/events\/vfn-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"VFN Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17 aligncenter img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2025\/07\/VA-NARFE-Fed-low-res-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"NARFE VA Federation Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2025\/07\/VA-NARFE-Fed-low-res-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2025\/07\/VA-NARFE-Fed-low-res.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bylaws Amendment \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Article V, Section 2, Second Paragraph<\/strong>, eliminate the words \u201cThey shall be elected for a one-year term\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>If Adopted<\/strong>: Each Area Vice President shall serve in their designated Area under the guidance of the Board. The Area Vice Presidents shall act as liaisons for field operations, represent the Federation in promoting the objective of the Association, assist Chapter Presidents and other chapter officers in carrying out the duties, and promote legislative activities at all levels of the Federation. The Area Vice Presidents shall be elected to two-year terms by members of their respective Areas at the annual meeting or separately and will serve until a successor is installed. <strong>Proviso:<\/strong> The current Area Vice Presidents elected in 2025 will remain in office for an additional one-year term, ending in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The reason<\/strong> to adopt the change is to rectify an oversight. ARTICLE V, Section 2, first paragraph, was amended in 2025 to allow the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer to be elected to two-year terms rather than the previous one-year term. A corresponding change was not made for the Area Vice Presidents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"frm_forms  with_frm_style frm_style_formidable-style\" id=\"frm_form_61_container\" data-token=\"6c94268cb0a59d48475b4daeefff95f4\">\n<form enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" method=\"post\" class=\"frm-show-form  frm_pro_form \" id=\"form_vfn-ballot\" data-token=\"6c94268cb0a59d48475b4daeefff95f4\">\n<div class=\"frm_form_fields \">\n<fieldset>\n<legend class=\"frm_screen_reader\">VFN Ballot<\/legend>\n\n<div class=\"frm_fields_container\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_action\" value=\"create\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"61\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"frm_hide_fields_61\" id=\"frm_hide_fields_61\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_key\" value=\"vfn-ballot\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_meta[0]\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"frm_submit_entry_61\" name=\"frm_submit_entry_61\" value=\"6e2cce63cb\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/va\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2551\" \/><div id=\"frm_field_525_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field form-group frm_top_container frm12 frm_first\">\n\t<div id=\"field_6v5ex_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label col-form-label form-label\">Name\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<fieldset aria-labelledby=\"field_6v5ex_label\">\n\t<legend class=\"frm_screen_reader frm_hidden\">\n\t\tName\t<\/legend>\n\n\t<div  class=\"frm_combo_inputs_container\" id=\"frm_combo_inputs_container_525\" data-name-layout=\"first_last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid=\"frm_field_525-first_container\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"frm_form_field form-field frm_form_subfield-first  frm6\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-sub-field-name=\"first\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"field_6v5ex_first\" class=\"frm_screen_reader frm_hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFirst Name\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"text\" id=\"field_6v5ex_first\" value=\"\" name=\"item_meta[525][first]\" autocomplete=\"given-name\" data-reqmsg=\"Name cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Name is invalid\" class=\"form-control\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/><div class=\"frm_description\" id=\"frm_field_525_first_desc\">First Name<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tid=\"frm_field_525-last_container\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"frm_form_field form-field frm_form_subfield-last  frm6\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-sub-field-name=\"last\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"field_6v5ex_last\" class=\"frm_screen_reader frm_hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLast Name\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t<input  type=\"text\" id=\"field_6v5ex_last\" value=\"\" name=\"item_meta[525][last]\" autocomplete=\"family-name\" data-reqmsg=\"Name cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Name is invalid\" class=\"form-control\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/><div class=\"frm_description\" id=\"frm_field_525_last_desc\">Last Name<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_526_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field form-group frm_top_container frm6 frm_first\">\n\t<label for=\"field_83qpf\" id=\"field_83qpf_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label col-form-label form-label\">Email\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span>\n\t<\/label>\n\t<input type=\"email\" id=\"field_83qpf\" name=\"item_meta[526]\" value=\"\"  autocomplete=\"email\"  data-reqmsg=\"Email cannot be blank.\" aria-required=\"true\" data-invmsg=\"Email is invalid\" class=\"form-control\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_527_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  form-group frm_top_container frm6\">\n\t<label for=\"field_dyqog\" id=\"field_dyqog_label\" class=\"frm_primary_label col-form-label form-label\">Chapter Name &amp; 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