What constitutes a valid nomination?
A. A valid nomination requires 3 elements complete information in all the fields of the nomination form, a signature of the owner (for mailed nominations only), and a payment. All this must be submitted before the nomination deadline. • Q. What are the nomination deadlines? A. A bitch nomination must be postmarked before the whelp date. A puppy nomination must be postmarked on or before the 4 month birth date. The postmark establishes the date of nomination and not the date the nomination is placed in a mailbox or received. • Q. What can I do if I am facing a nomination deadline? A. You can either request a hand cancellation at the post office to establish the postmark or use the online nomination and online payment. The online nomination establishes a postmark based on the later of either the online nomination or the online payment transfer. • Q. What exceptions are allowed for late nominations? A. The Futurity rules are very clear on this point – there are no exceptions. • Q. Should
