* Name, including title and postnominals, are not counted.
* Society offices and titles are counted as one word each.
* Dates are counted as one word each, except that as is a range of years (as 1957-2006) is also counted as one wordor a date specific (18 August 1957).
Statements that exceed this length will be edited to fit. Depending on original lengthtruncated at 100 words, this may be a trivial matter, or it could be a major overhaulwith no exceptions.
If When a statement is received more than 30 truncated, and at least seven calendar days remain before the deadline, the edited Statement truncated statement will be returned to the candidate for review, and amended submissions will be accepted up to the deadline. Over-long There will be no extension of the deadlines as a result of this action. Such amended submissions will also be subjected to the truncation and review process. Such statements as are received less than 30 days before by the deadline will not be returned to published on the candidateback of the ballot, on a separate sheet, or in ''[[Augustæum]]'' when it is mailed with the ballots. For fairness, no extension of the submission deadline will be permitted unless the ballot is delayed and all candidates are notified of the additional time available.
Such statements as are received by the deadline will be published on the back of the ballot, on a separate sheet, or in ''Augustæum'' when it is mailed with the ballots. For fairness, no extension of the deadline will be permitted.
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