According to the Michigan State Numismatic Society's Constitution.

Article III Section 3

Section 3.   The President, in each election year (i.e. 1972 and each even-numbered year thereafter), shall issue a call for nominations of Officers and Directors, which shall be published in the appropriate issue of The Mich-Matist or in a newsletter, which issue or newsletter shall be mailed to all members of the Society by April 1 of the said election year. All nominations shall be made in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer, during the period from April 1 through May 1 of said election year. Nominations may be made by all members, other than Junior Members. No member may nominate himself, or herself, or nominate for office a number of candidates in excess of that to be elected for said office. The Secretary-Treasurer shall promptly write to each member receiving at least two nominations for a given office, notifying him or her of such nomination and requesting his or her written acceptance or refusal thereof. Such nominee shall mail or deliver such written acceptance or refusal to the Secretary-Treasurer not later than May 31 of said election year or, upon failing to do so, shall be deemed to have declined such nomination. No nominee may accept a nomination for more than one elective office in any one election.

The ballot is now closed. Ballots will be mailed to qualified members around September 15^th. Biographies of the candidates will be in the issue of the Mich-Matist mailed around June 30^th.

The following people have been nominated for office and their status (as of June 3rd)

For the Office of President: (1 to be elected)

Dr Andrew Parks................Accepted

Steve Friedman...................Declined This Position Nomination

For the Office of Vice-President (1 to be elected)

Al Bobrofsky........................Accepted

Ann Bobrofsky

For the office(s) of Director (12 to be elected, no more then 2 from one county)

Name........................................ Status.............................. County

Julianna Wostyn.............................Accepted...................................St. Clair

Mike Strub..................................... Accepted ..................................Oakland

Karl Mark Pall...............................Accepted...................................Macomb

Mike Dennany................................Accepted....................................Barry

John Chirco....................................Accepted...................................Ottawa

Tom Klisz

Paul Leonard

Vince Tremain...................................Accepted..................................Genessee

Chuck Sharpe....................................Accepted..................................Oakland

Bill Ewald......................................................Formally Declines

Steve Friedman.................................Accepted..................................Ottawa

Larry Sekulich ….............................Accepted..................................Wayne

Dany Rothfeld.................................. Accepted..................................Ingham

Dan Freeland...................................................Formally Declines

Bret Irick.........................................Accepted..................................Wayne

Danaca Tassara

David Henderson.............................Accepted..................................Wayne

Don Chandler..................................Accepted....................................Kent

Mike Marrotta................................ Accepted...................................Washtenaw

Robert Lusch....................................Accepted..................................Monroe

Larry Comer

Steve Marzilli.....................................Accepted.................................Eaton

Tom Klunzinger.................................Accepted................................Ingham

Matt Freechack............................................... Formally Declines

Steve Deitert

Steve Bieda...................................................... Formally Declines

Mark Benvenuto.....................................Accepted.........................Oakland

Bill Summerell

William Rau

James Zylstra..........................................Accepted..........................Wayne

Chuck Fenwick …...................................Accepted.........................Kalamazoo

William Herzog............................................... Formally Declines

A nomination for Greg Guseff came in late and did not qualify.

Names with no status failed to reply and thus are not candidates.