EmailMe Form - 2025 Athlete Voter Registration

Athlete Name: *

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Address: *

Street Address City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code

Email Address: *

USA Judo Membership Number (if known)

Are you a 10-Year Elite Athletes defined as follows:

10-Year Athletes

• The period of eligibility starts when an athlete is named to Team USA in a qualifying competition and ends on December 31 of the 10th year after their last qualifying participation.

• USA Judo shiai participants in a “Delegation Event” meaning individually or collectively as applicable, the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the Pan American Games and the Parapan Am Games.

• USA Judo shiai or kata participants in a “Protected Competition” meaning:
- any international competition between athlete(s) officially designated by USA Judo as representing the United States, either individually or as part of a team, and any athlete(s) representing any foreign country where:
- the terms of such competition require that the entrants be individuals or teams representing their respective nations;
- the athlete(s) representing the United States are organized and supported by USA Judo in accordance with a defined selection or tryout procedure that is open to all and publicly announced in advance except for domestic amateur athletic competition, which, by its terms, requires that entrants be expressly restricted to members of a specific class of athletes such as those referred to in Section 220526(a) of the Act (i.e., high school students, college students, members of the Armed Forces, or similar groups or categories).
- (Examples of these “Protected Competitions” may include World Championships and International Judo Federation Grand Prix, Grand Slam or Continental events)

- Any able-bodied or Paralympic shiai athletes listed on the USA Judo National Roster

• An individual is ineligible to run for election if they have any prior felony convictions or any period of ineligibility served in sport. Failure to disclose in advance of the election is cause for immediate removal from the ballot and/or the removal of the members once elected.

• An individual running for election must disclose any actual, possible, or perceived conflict of interest consistent with USA Judo’s Conflicts of Interest Policy as part of the vetting process for candidates. The disclosure shall be made to all eligible voters prior to the vote so that the disclosure may be considered in the voting process. Failure to disclose in advance of the election can be cause for the removal of the member once the results have been determined.

• Athletes who medal at D-level for the following disciplines have been approved to be included in the NGB 10-year Athlete Pool for AAC participation:
- U23 IJF Juniors
- Kata
- Veterans

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If yes, please provide year of Team competed on, per the criteria above, or year and weight division ranked on the Elite National Roster.

You are not eligible to vote for the Athletes' Advisory Council Representatives.

Per USA Judo Bylaws Section 10.4 "Athlete Representatives shall be directly elected by athletes who are eligible to run."

USA Judo Bylaws can be found here: https://www.usajudo.com/about-us/governance-documents

Eligible athlete must be registered in advance to vote.

All voting will be conducted by internet with notices by email.

Each eligible voter must have their own unique email address in Sport:80 to receive a ballot.

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Are you a 10-Year Elite Athletes defined as follows:

You are not eligible to vote for the Athletes' Advisory Council Representatives.

Eligible athlete must be registered in advance to vote. All voting will be conducted by internet with notices by email. Each eligible voter must have their own unique email address in Sport:80 to receive a ballot.

Eligible athlete must be registered in advance to vote.

All voting will be conducted by internet with notices by email.

Each eligible voter must have their own unique email address in Sport:80 to receive a ballot.