2026 Area Service Committee Nominations OPEN

The Southwest Atlanta Area Service Committee has opened nominations for Administrative and Subcommittee service positions in the upcoming December 2025 Area meeting. Nominees must be present at the Area meeting to be elected. Please submit your written/verbal Recovery Resume for consideration.

• GSRs may submit nominees for area positions beginning at the October Area meeting
• Nominees must be present at November 16th, 2025 @ 2 PM Area Meeting to provide written and verbal resumes
• All Nominees must be present at December 21st, 2025 @ 1 PM Area Meeting to accept elections

Each subcommittee chair will present their annual report at the December Area Meeting. Reports should include a summary of events or activities held by the subcommittee throughout the year, budget updates, expenses, and plans for next year as applicable.

Please see position descriptions and requirements listed on pages 12 – 20 of the SWATL Full Policy linked below.

Nominations & Elections Area Policy

NOMINATIONS

1. Nominations will be announced in October, brought to the floor in November, and voted upon in December.
2. Nominations should be solicited by GSRs of each group and any area member after the October meeting.
3. Each nominee for an area position must be present at the November ASC meeting. Written and verbal qualifications are made at this time.
4. The Policy Chair should be available to answer any questions the nominees have of the responsibilities and duties of the positions in person at the October and November Area meetings.
5. All positions with nominations in November will then be closed to further nominees at the end of the Area meeting.
6. Should a position remain open due to lack of nominees, new nominees may be presented at any time throughout the year so as to facilitate the continuation of business. These nominees must be present for both their nomination and election.
7. Their vice-counterpart shall fill any administrative position after their term, subject to a vote of confidence.
8. The vice-chair of any subcommittee is an automatic nominee for chairperson.
9. All nominations presented in November shall be taken back to the groups for voting.
10. If a trusted servant becomes unable to fulfill their duties, their vice-counterpart shall take over their position at the next area meeting, subject to a vote of confidence.

ELECTIONS

Elections will be the exception to consensus-based decision-making and will be decided based on a plurality of votes taken by a secret paper ballot.

A plurality is the one that receives the most, but not necessarily more than half, of the votes.

GSRs or GSRAs are the only voting participants of the ASC (exception: the facilitator will vote in the event of a tie).

Any new group that comes to the ASC may be recognized that day but will not gain voting privileges until the next area meeting.

Stand-asides are not counted as a vote.

Once a vote is taken, votes may not be changed.

All ASC trusted servants’ positions should take effect after the close of that business day.

Off cycle nominations for vacant positions must still go back to the groups for voting but the nominee is empowered to act as “acting” position holder until elected if only one nominee is up to vote, additionally the “acting” position holder will have no authority to access or handle monetary funds until officially elected to their perspective position.