If you are a voting member of the NRA and get your magazine in the mail, you know that the February issue contained your official ballot to vote for the Board of Directors. However, if you normally subscribe to a digital edition on one of the official NRA magazines, you may have expected to receive your ballot by First Class Mail.
Not this year!
All voting members who subscribe to a digital version of the official NRA magazines will receive or have already received a paper copy of the February magazine. Don’t toss it aside as just another magazine that came in the mail as it contains your official ballot to vote for the Board of Directors!
NRA Publications staff did an analysis on the cost of sending ballots given the rise in USPS First Class postage. The cost of sending a 1 ounce letter has gone from 68 cents in February 2024 to the current 73 cents. This was a 7.3% increase from 2024. NRA staff found that by switching to mailing the ballot in a complimentary printed copy of the magazine that they would save over $100,000.
Kudos to the Publications staff for doing this analysis and saving members this significant amount of money. It is my hope that all other departments within the NRA are adopting this budget conscious approach to expenses. The more they save, the sooner the organization will be back on a sound financial footing.
To reiterate: all official ballots this year will come in a paper copy of the official NRA magazine regardless of how your normally subscribe to the magazine.