NOTICE OF ELECTION

TO: All Members of the Fall River Contributory Retirement System

ELECTION DATE/TIME:    
October 30, 2013, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

ELECTION LOCATION:    
Fall River Retirement Board Office
30 Third Street, Suite 301
Fall River, MA 02720

PURPOSE:
To elect the Fourth Member of the Fall River Contributory Retirement Board in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 32, 840 CMR 7.00.   

TERM OF OFFICE:        December 12, 2013 to December 11, 2016

NOMINATIONS:    
Any member-in-service or retiree of the Fall River Contributory Retirement System may qualify as a candidate by filing with the Fall River Retirement Board Office, on or before Friday, September 13, 2013 by 2:00 PM, nomination papers containing the signatures and addresses of at least twenty (20) active members or retirees of the Fall River Contributory Retirement System.

Nomination papers are to be obtained at the Fall River Retirement Board Office, 30 Third Street, Suite 301, Fall River, MA 02720.   

ABSENTEE BALLOT:      
Requests for absentee ballots by members shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Fall River Retirement Board’s designated Election Officer no later than October 29, 2013.  A vote by absentee ballot is permitted for the following reasons only:

Member will be absent from the City of Fall River during the election hours on Octoberr 30, 2013;
Member is unable to cast his/her vote on the day of the election for reasons of religious belief; or
Member is unable to vote in person due to temporary physical disability.