ECSA Hall Of Fame - Open League

Membership Criteria

Purpose

The purpose of the Emerald City Softball Association Hall of Fame (ECSA Hall of Fame) is to provide an historical perspective and perpetuate the history of gay softball in the Seattle and surrounding areas.

Membership Eligibility

• Any member of the ECSA, living or deceased (including players, managers, coaches, scorekeepers, and fans), who have been in the ECSA or a NAGAAA Association League for at least ten years are eligible for nomination to the ECSA Hall of Fame.
• Nominees should have made significant contributions to the ECSA.
• Applications for nomination to the ECSA Hall of Fame shall be due and submitted to an Executive ECSA Board Member by no later than January 1st.
• All nominations shall be presented at the January ECSA Board meeting. (Should there be no January meeting - ballots will be distributed at the first meeting of the new calendar year.)
• The applications may be submitted by any person who is familiar with the candidate. We strongly recommend that the application include a photograph of the nominee. The reason for the photo is that names do not always convey the person nominated. A picture is worth a thousand words and could jog the memory of the voting members. This could determine whether or not a nominee is elected into the Hall of Fame. The photo will become the property of the ECSA Hall of Fame.

In its inaugural year (2003) the ECSA will admit up to three candidates into it the ECSA Hall of Fame. In the years following the inaugural year, two members will be inducted each year. In years that no suitable candidates are submitted, no member will be inducted. Nominated people who are not elected shall be automatically resubmitted for 2 additional years.

Voting Process

• The Chairman of the ECSA Hall of Fame Committee will prepare a ballot with the names of all nominees and will submit the ballot with a copy of the applications to the voting members.
• Voting members will have 15 days from the date the ballots are distributed to return them to the Chairman of the Committee.
• The voting members may vote for as many of the nominees as he/she wishes.
• In a year where there is only one nominee, that nominee must be selected on at least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the ballots cast to become a member of the ECSA Hall of Fame. In the event that there are multiple candidates, the two highest vote getters will be the years' inductees.
• The Chairman of the Committee will verify the validity of the voting members, tabulate the results of the voting, and notify the nominees, the ECSA Officers, and the living Hall of Fame candidates of the results.

Voting Members

Voting members shall consist of the following:

1. The living elected members of the Hall of Fame.
2. The current ECSA Executive Officers.
3. Any currently active members of the ECSA that have played, coached, managed and or sponsored within the ECSA for 8 or more years. Qualified voting members will be notified via the following avenues:
• Ballots will be sent out via email to the ECSA coaches/managers after the January meeting (or the first meeting of the calendar year).
• Nominees will be posted (along with application) to the ECSA website. It will include a copy of the ballot and instruction on how to cast a vote.

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