PNER 2021 Election Results
2021 PNER Election is complete! It ran for 7 days, from 1/1/2021, 8am PST to 1/7/2021, 5pm PST. The candidates below were elected for a 2-year term. Congratulations to the candidates and thank you for volunteering your time to support PNER.
Thank you to all the members who voted.
We look forward to a wonderful 2021 ride year!
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Election committee
Layne Lewis-has stepped down to run for Idaho Representative
Jodie Lucas
LuAnn De Young
Want to get involved?
Run for office. But most importantly - Vote! You must be a 2021 member to vote. Renew your membership now. To vote in the 2021 election a member must have a renewed 2021 membership by January 7, 2021.
Timeline
Renewal of Membership for the 2021 year opens up
Renewing of membership for the 2021 ride year continues forward as usual before voting, during voting and after voting. Once the mass mailing of the 2021 Handbooks are mailed out, the membership price will go up by $5.00 usually around Feb 1, 2021. This $5.00 covers the cost of mailing the handbook to those members who joined after the annual, bulk mailing of the handbook. What are you waiting for? Get your ride on for the 2021 year! Get your foot in the stirrup and ride. Come join PNER!
Who is currently running?
State/Provincial Representative Nominations:
Washington State: Tani Bates
Oregon State: Cassee Terry, Bianca Chevalier, Lora Bannon
Idaho State: Layne Lewis
Montana State: Suzanne Hayes
British Columbia Province: Terre O’Brennan
State/Provincial Representative Brief Job Description:
State/Provincial Representative shall be elected by senior members from each represented area to serve as a member of the Board of Directors. This is a two-year term, and the person must have been a member for at least one year and live in the state or providence from which they are elected.
Ride Manager Representative Nominations:
Carlene Benson
Ride Manager Representative Brief Job Description:
Ride Manager Representative shall be elected by each Ride Manager of a currently sanctioned ride. Ride Manager Representative must be a member in good standing for at least a year prior to the election and will be on the Board of Directors.
Junior Rider Representative Nominations:
Joslynn Terry
Junior Rider Representative Brief Job Description:
Junior Rider Representative shall be under the age of 16 as of January 1 of the current ride year and serve as a member of the Board of Directors. This is a two-year term, and the Junior Rider Representative must have been a PNER member in good standing for at least one year. Only PNER juniors who are in good standing will vote for the Junior Representative.
Young Rider Representative
Greta Berner
Young Rider Representative Brief Job Description:
Young Rider Representative must be 16 years old as of January 1 of the current ride year and up to age 21 of the current ride year. The Young Rider Representative is voted on by the young riders and junior riders who are members in good standing. Young Rider Representative must be a current active member with plans to compete in the elected year as the representative. The Young Rider will work with the Junior Representative in discussing any changes with juniors or young riders, attend board meetings and advise Junior representative on their vote.
Nominations Biographies Below: more coming soon!
Terre O'Brennan - British Columbia rep
Cassee Terry - Oregon State rep
Lora Bannon - Oregon State rep
Bianca Chevaliar - Oregon State rep
Joslynn Terry - Junior rider rep
Layne Lewis - Idaho State rep
Tani Bates - Washington State rep
Suzanne Hayes - Montana State rep
Carlene Benson - Ride Manager Rep