We were asked to share the following information with all club members.
President Katy Miller
From: RI Corporate Governance <corporate.governance@rotary.org>
Date: Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Subject: Results of Zone 30 Nominating Committee
To: <rorotary20252026@gmail.com>
Corporate Governance
Dear district governors and club presidents in Zone 30,
The Nominating Committee for RI Director in Zone 30 certified that it elected Mike Kelly, a member of the Rotary Club of Mason-Deerfield, Ohio, as RI director in 2027-29 in accordance with RI Bylaws section 11.020. Rotarian Kelly has stated that he is willing and able to serve as director if confirmed.
RI President Francesco Arezzo will declare Rotarian Kelly as director-nominee from your zone on 1 December 2025 unless another qualified Rotarian has been duly proposed as a challenging candidate by 1 December.
The following procedures must be followed to propose a challenge to the Nominating Committee’s selection:
1. Any club in the zone, or section, may propose a challenging candidate by a resolution of the club adopted at a regular meeting, provided that the challenger was among the candidates previously considered by the Nominating Committee.
2. The resolution must include a written statement from the challenging candidate that they are willing and able to serve if elected.
3. The governor, either at the district conference or through a club ballot, asks each club in the district if it concurs with the challenge resolution. If a majority of clubs in the district concur, the governor will forward the resolution to the general secretary by no later than 1 December.
4. The resolution must be concurred to by a majority of clubs in the district and one other district in the same zone or zone section from which the director is to be nominated. District governors from both districts must submit the resolution to the general secretary no later than 1 December for the challenge to be valid.
If a valid challenge is received, the Secretariat will prepare and distribute an electronic ballot by 31 December to all active clubs in the zone or section. The ballot will list the choice of your zone’s Nominating Committee and any valid challenging candidates.
Any candidate who undertakes, or on whose behalf is undertaken, unauthorized and improper activities to further their candidacy in violation of RI policy may be disqualified by the RI Board.
Please note RI Bylaws section 13.010., which in part states:
Rotarians shall not campaign, canvass, or electioneer for elective position in RI, or allow such activity, for either themselves or others. Unless expressly authorized by the board, this prohibition includes any distribution or circulation by themselves or others of brochures, literature, letters, materials, electronic media, or other communications to any clubs or members of clubs.
Thank you in advance for your adherence to these procedures. Please do not hesitate to contact the Corporate Governance staff at corporate.governance@rotary.org with any questions.
Sincerely,
John Hewko
