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Reply to "Effective date on a Certificate!"

I thought I remembered that in the event of a certifier measuring a course, that the date of the certification was the date the certificate was forwarded to the vice-chair. So I went back to my Measurement News files, and, there it is, in issue #123, January, 2004, on page 3.

Personally I've always tried to do this and have succeeded much more often than not. My understanding was that such a policy was still in place, but in a bulletin board exchange in May, 2009 I was informed by Gene and Jim Gerweck that the effective date was the date I signed the certificate. So I didn't lose any sleep this weekend even though I didn't forward the certificate dated September 17 for the September 18 race until September 19.

Bob's observation is correct, at least for me in that I do most of my certificate preparation at night and most of my copying and mailing the next day. Or I'll get a gaggle of these in over a few days and send them forward in one envelope at the end of a week or weekend. Personally I don't think the fact that a certificate might be dated one day and sent forward a few days later is a big deal- as long as it goes forward before the race date.

I like Bob's proposal. A course measured by a certifier should be sent forward before the race date, either physically or electronically. If there are extenuating circumstances, the certifier and VC should be talking and should work something out.
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