Bylaws

ARTICLE V. OFFICERS, ELECTIONS, TERMS OF OFFICE

Section 1: Officers

a. The officers of this Association shall consist of a president, president elect, vice president, recording secretary, treasurer, delegates and alternate delegates.

b. The officers shall be elected from the membership.

c. No member shall hold more than one of the offices listed in Article V, Section one.

d. The president may call a special meeting of the officers to conduct business of an urgent nature which arises between regularly scheduled Executive Board meetings.

e. The outgoing officers shall deliver all official records and materials pertaining to their offices to their successors 30 days after the new officers have been installed.

Section 2: Terms of Office

a. The officers shall be elected from a slate of candidates submitted by the Nominating Committee.

b. The term of office shall be one year or until their successors have been duly elected, with exception of the treasurer and delegates.

c. The treasurer shall serve for a term of two years.

d. Delegates shall serve a term of three years and shall be limited to 2 three year terms.

e. Alternate delegates elected to office prior to April 30, 2004 shall serve a term of three years. Alternate delegates elected to office on or after April 30, 2004 shall serve a term of one year and shall be limited to 3 one year terms.

Section 3: Vacancies

a. A vacancy occurring in the office of the president shall be filled for the unexpired term by the president elect.

b. A vacancy occurring in the office of the president elect shall be filled for the unexpired term by the vice president.

c. A vacancy occurring in any other office shall be filled by the president with concurrence by majority vote of the Executive Board.

Section 4: Elections

a. The officers shall be elected from a slate of candidates submitted to the Nominating Committee.

b. Procedures shall be established by the Executive Board to allow members to vote by ballot prior to and/or at the annual business meeting. Other provisions to insure integrity in elections may be established by the Executive Board.  Election results shall be announced at the annual business meeting.

c. Election shall be by ballot.

d. A majority vote of the members shall constitute an election.