by Springfield is out and Tucson is in. The new location for the mandatory 2020 NRA Annual Meeting of Member is Tucson, Arizona on October 24th. The meeting is mandatory due to the bylaws.
An email was sent out today to the candidates for the 76th Director from John Frazer, Secretary and General Counsel of the NRA.
“Dear NRA Board candidate:
The Meeting Site Selection Committee met on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, for the purpose of deciding upon the date and location of the rescheduled 2020 Annual Meeting of Members. The Committee unanimously voted to hold the 2020 Annual Meeting of Members on Saturday, October 24, 2020, starting at 9:00 a.m. local time, in the Kiva Ballroom of the Loews Ventana Canyon Hotel in Tucson, Arizona.
Official notice of the meeting will be published in the NRA magazines and on NRA websites.
Balloting for the 76th Director seat will be held in conjunction with the meeting. Further information about the voting location and hours will follow separately in the near future.
We appreciate your patience throughout this challenging process.
Sincerely,
John”
Of course there is a conflict on that date. The 2nd Annual Rally for your 2A Rights is also scheduled for Saturday, October 24th in Washington, DC. The NRA has a “not invented here” mindset, for the most part, when it comes to other 2A activism. This was seen in Richmond back in January. The NRA held a “Lobby Day” in the State Capitol a week ahead of the long scheduled VCDL Lobby Day
Looking over the Loews Ventana Canyon Hotel website, the Kiva Ballroom can hold at most 1,000 people in normal times. What becomes interesting here is that there is a currently in-force Executive Order from Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) that limits public gatherings to 50 people.
The hotel itself seems very nice. For almost $200 a night it should be nice.
The downside is that it is 18-20 miles away from the airport and a half hour plus drive depending on traffic.
I have fully planned to go to the meeting in Springfield. I had my ticket and my room. Now I am going to have to do some recalculating.
One things for sure – it’s a heckuva lot easier to get to Tucson if you are part of the California NRA Members’ Councils than it is for us folks on the East Coast. It is not named the “Sinister Coast” for no reason.
UPDATE: I have been told by Todd Rathner, who is a Board member and Tucson resident, that the Board of Directors meeting will be on Saturday afternoon. When the meeting was scheduled for Springfield, MO, the Meeting of Members was on Saturday and the Board of Directors meeting was on Monday.
Any committee meetings will be held by phone or Zoom later. Participation in those by non-committee members will be at the discretion of the chairs.
Committee meetings will be held before the Board of Directors meeting on Saturday afternoon. I was just given a correction on that.
O.k. Cancelling plans for Springfield, MO and booking reservations in Tucson. I still plan to be there. I want my NRA back.
Never mind the “36 minute drive” from TUS. That airport is hideously expensive to go to. It is the drive from PHX that takes about two hours and the rental cars are reasonable at Sky Harbor. The rest of us will be voting by mail.
I don’t think there is a vote by mail alternative for the 76th Director. You are either there to vote or you aren’t.
I have a guest room you can use for the week or weekend, no charge. I’m on the south-east cornor of Tucson, 15-20 minutes from airport, 20-30 minutes from the resort.
P.S. But you have to try to oust LaPierre.
Agreed, his time has come, and we need fresh leadership.