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{{Short description|Various committees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum}} [[File:Harry Wright plaque HOF.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque for [[Harry Wright]], one of the first selections by the Veterans Committee, at the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]]]] The '''Veterans Committee''' is the popular name of various committees of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]] that elect participants other than recently retired players. Originally, it referenced the '''National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee to Consider Managers, Umpires, Executives and Long-Retired Players''';<ref name="2011 ballot"/> a former voting committee of the Baseball Hall of Fame that provided an opportunity for Hall of Fame enshrinement to all individuals who are eligible for induction but ineligible for consideration by the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]] (BBWAA). The term "Veterans Committee" is taken from the body's former official name: '''National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans''', which first met in 1953. The committee structure and voting process has undergone multiple changes, most recently in April 2022. Currently, baseball players and non-players (managers, executives, and umpires) considered by the committee are classed into two timeframes, the Contemporary Baseball Era (1980–present) and the Classic Baseball Era (before 1980). Voting is conducted annually in December, with any elected persons inducted into the Hall of Fame the following calendar year. Balloting currently rotates on an annual basis for nominees selected from one of three groups: players of the Contemporary Baseball Era, non-players of the Contemporary Baseball Era, and all persons of the Classic Baseball Era.<ref name=newformat>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame Restructures Era Committee, Frick Award Voting |url=https://baseballhall.org/news/hall-of-fame-restructures-era-committee-frick-award-voting#:~:text=The%20Contemporary%20Baseball%20Era%20will,game%20have%20come%20since%201980 |date=April 22, 2022 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref>
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