September 19, 2026 — Backfill Election for Scheduling Chair

Attention Members: At the regularly scheduled Group Conscience Meeting on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 3:15 PM Eastern, there will be an election for the Scheduling Chair position.

If you are interested in holding the position or intend to nominate someone, please contact secretary@aahomegroup.org.

Please include the following information:

• The person you will nominate, if other than yourself
• Position for nomination
• How the nominee meets the qualifications, including sobriety time
• Optional: Whether the nominee will attend the election

If you plan to nominate someone, please confirm in advance that they will accept the nomination and meet the position requirements. This will save time on Election Day.

You must be present at the Group Conscience Meeting to formally nominate your candidate.

aaHomeGroup accepts nominations from the floor. The nominee must meet the requirements and must either be present or have notified the Steering Committee beforehand that they would accept a nomination.

To ensure timely and smooth elections, members are highly encouraged to submit qualifications and nominations in advance.

General Eligibility Information

Per the aaHomeGroup Bylaws:

• Nominees should have the minimum sobriety time required for the position.
• Mandatory sobriety and experience requirements for certain officers cannot be waived.
• For other positions, the Group Conscience may waive minimum sobriety or experience requirements by motion and majority vote during the election.
• Only members who have been in active, continual service on aaHomeGroup for the six months preceding the election are eligible for an elected position.
• A member removed from an elected position may not be nominated for another elected position within one year.
• A member who voluntarily steps down may later be nominated and elected.

Scheduling Chair

Currently filled by: Vacant
Seeking re-election: N/A
Term: One year
Mandatory requirement: Two years of continuous sobriety

Duties

The Scheduling Committee Chair coordinates production of the daily schedule of Zoom meeting Hosts, Chairs/Leads, and Safety Team Members; recruits appropriately trained servants to fill empty timeslots; and ensures that each of aaHomeGroup's 22 daily meetings has at least a Host and a Chair.

The Chair will announce that it is time for the election, and the following actions will take place:

• Chat will be closed.
• The setting allowing participants to unmute themselves will be turned off.
• The Chair will turn the proceedings over to the Secretary.

Secretary

1. The Secretary announces the position, reads emailed nominations, and opens the floor for additional nominations.
2. Each nomination must receive a second.
3. The Secretary confirms that the nominee accepts and qualifies for the position.
4. A nominee does not have to be present if they previously notified the Steering Committee that they would accept the nomination.
5. If only one qualified person is nominated, that person is automatically appointed.
6. If multiple qualified nominees accept, a vote will take place.
7. Each nominee has two to three minutes, depending on the number of nominees, to verbally qualify. A proxy qualification is accepted when the nominee is absent.
8. After qualifying, nominees will be placed in the Waiting Room.
9. Discussion opens for members to speak for or against each nominee. Each member may speak once per nominee for 90 seconds.
10. The Secretary calls for the vote. Each voting member must be on camera.
11. The Steering Committee counts the votes and takes a screenshot for the record. The nominee with the most votes wins; the Chair casts the deciding vote in a tie.
12. The nominees return from the Waiting Room, and the Secretary announces the result.
13. The process continues until all positions are filled. The Secretary runs the elections except for the Secretary position, when the Alternate Secretary or Chair steps in.

Section 7 — Amendments: Discussion Question

In our outdated Bylaws, Section 7 — Amendments stated that amendments to the Bylaws required substantial unanimity (a 2/3 vote) by the Steering Committee, followed by a simple majority vote by the Group Conscience.

With the dissolution of the Steering Committee, the following question is being presented for consideration by the Group Conscience:

Discussion Question

Should Section 7 state that changes to the Bylaws require a simple majority vote or substantial unanimity (2/3) vote of the Group Conscience?

Yours in A.A. service,
Jeff B.

Grapevine Representative (GvR) Service Positions

Motion to establish a Grapevine Representative (GvR) and alternate GvR as aaHomeGroup service positions.

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06/30/2026 — Establish a Consistent GC Meeting Schedule

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07/01/2026 — Home Group Membership & Voting Eligibility

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07/14/2026 — Monthly Maintenance of Telegram Chat

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07/14/2026 — Enable Zoom Chat Etiquette Tool

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07/14/2026 — Guidelines for Members Who Are Drinking

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08/09/2026 — Two-Year Service Terms for Committee Chairs & Co-Chairs

Motion to establish a two-year service commitment for elected Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs.

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08/14/2026 — Review of Lifetime Consequences

Motion to remove the automatic "lifetime" designation from consequences and have the Group Conscience individually review affected situations.

Submitted by Felix C.

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09/03/2026 — Remove the Third Scheduled Safety Role

Motion to remove the third scheduled Safety Team role ("Safety 3") from the aaHomeGroup meeting schedule.

Submitted by Mackenzie

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