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Dear Religion and Politics Section Members:

Thank you for participating in our recent online election for three vacancies on the Section's Executive Council. I am pleased to announce that the following three candidates have been elected to a two-year term on the Executive Council effective immediately:

Kevin R. den Dulk, Calvin College
Email: krd33@calvin.edu

Tarek Masoud, Harvard University
Email: tarek_masoud@hks.harvard.edu

Elizabeth Oldmixon, University of North Texas
Email: oldmixon@unt.edu

Congratulations to each of you, and thanks to all who participated in the election.

Beth

In addition to the above new members, the Executive Council includes:

Erin K. Wilson, Groningen University – Chair-Elect
e.k.wilson@rug.nl

Matthew Nelson, University of London, SOAS
mn6@soas.ac.uk

Current Officers are:

Chair
Elizabeth Shakman Hurd, Northwestern University
eshurd@northwestern.edu

Treasurer
Jeremy Menchik, Boston University
menchik@bu.edu

2016 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Matthew Scherer, George Mason University
mschere2@gmu.edu

Communications Coordinator
Ricardo Barrera, Research.Legal
political.science@yahoo.com

See Section Officers and Council Members on the APSA Section Page

The Religion and Politics Section of the APSA is pleased to announce a Call for Nominations for candidates to stand in an upcoming online election to serve a two-year term on the Executive Committee of the Religion and Politics Section. There are three vacancies on the Committee to be filled in this election.

Section members who wish to self-nominate as candidates should forward a short biography, including their institutional affiliation, to the Section Chair at eshurd@northwestern.edu no later than September 30, 2015. Nominees who do not self-nominate will be asked by the Chair to consent to having their name on the ballot.

This Call for Nominations will close on September 30, 2015, with the online election held shortly thereafter. According to APSA online elections are administered as follows:

1. APSA will send an email to all current section members with a message from the Chair that includes the names of the candidates, candidate bios, the number of positions open, the voting dates, and a link to the ballot.

2. The ballot typically gives the candidates’ names, and the option of choosing yes, no, or abstain.

3. When the voting period has concluded APSA will send a detailed report of the results to the Section Chair, who will convey the results via email to the section.

I look forward to receiving your nominations.

Elizabeth Hurd
Section Chair
Religion & Politics