2025 Annual Congress Absentee Ballot

Twenty-Fifth Annual Congress | Sunday, June 8, 2025

 

Introducing the 2025 LifeRing Election Ballot

LifeRing is pleased to present the 2025 LifeRing Election ballot. This election is securely hosted on the OpaVote platform and will utilize rank-choice voting. Participation is limited exclusively to registered Meeting Delegates and Delegates at Large. Any questions about the 2025 LifeRing Election should be addressed to The LifeRing Registrar: registrar@lifering.org.

Absentee Election Timeline

In alignment with the LifeRing Bylaws, the Absentee Ballot is published on the LifeRing Secular Recovery website within ten days following the Delegates Assembly. Registered Meeting Delegates and Delegates at Large will be issued voting instructions sent voting instructions to the email they provided at the time of registration. The voting period for the Absentee Election will remain open for fifteen days, or until all registered Delegates have cast their votes, whichever comes first.

Results

Upon the close of the voting period, all votes will undergo a thorough verification, tallying, and certification process. The certified results will then be publicly posted on the LifeRing Secular Recovery website. We encourage all eligible delegates to participate in this important process.

Matters being voted on during the Absentee Election

• Nominees for the Board of Directors | 2025 BOD nominees and candidate statements.

• Proposed Bylaws Changes and BOD Directives | 2025 proposed changes to Current Bylaws.

Supporting Reference Resources

• Election Guidelines | Covers BOD nominee campaigning and the voting process.

• LifeRing Bylaws | Governing rules of LifeRing.

• Articles of Incorporation |Governing document for LifeRing.