Section 1. Officers: The following officers shall be elected by and from among the total "Active" membership of the Chapter, regardless of the location of their employment: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations Officer, Chief Job Steward.
Section 2. Executive Board: The elected officers designated in Section 1, plus the Immediate Past President, shall constitute the Executive Board of this Chapter.
Section 3. Eligibility to Hold Office: Officers shall be elected from among the "Active" members of the Chapter who are in good standing.
- Nominees for elected office shall be “Active” members of the Chapter in good standing at the time of nomination and can only accept nomination for one Executive Board office.
- Nominees for elected office shall be “Active” members “in good standing” for six months or pass their probationary period, whichever comes first.
- Any executive board member who is absent for three executive board meetings or three general meetings shall be subject to removal from office according to the specifications of Article XI of this Constitution.
Section 4. Nominating and Election Procedures:
- A nominating committee appointed as hereinafter provided shall provide its nominations to fill the elected offices listed in Section 1, which shall be submitted in the odd numbered years at the October chapter meeting.
- Nominations to fill the elective offices listed in Section 1 shall be accepted in the odd numbered years.
- Nominations for these offices shall be accepted from the Floor at the October and November Chapter meetings.
- If, after nominations are closed at the November Chapter meeting there is only one nomination for an office, the single nominee shall be declared elected to the office and no balloting or other action shall be required. The Chapter President shall so notify the membership in writing as soon thereafter as possible.
- When there is more than one nominee for an office, a secret ballot election shall be conducted in the month of December on the day scheduled for the Chapter meeting. Balloting shall be conducted at such times and at campus site locations as determined by the Chapter President. Hours for balloting shall be set so that polls will close prior to the start of the Chapter meeting.
- Every member shall be notified, at least five (5) working days in advance of the date set for balloting of the exact location of their balloting site, the specific date and time (hours) during which balloting will take place, and the candidates and offices which will appear on the ballot. At least two Election Tellers will be present at each balloting site to verify voter eligibility and secure the balloting process.
- Immediately following the appointed hour for close of polls, the Election Tellers shall deliver the ballot boxes, sign-in sheets, and related materials to a pre-determined location where the tally will then take place.
- All procedural matters relating to the site balloting process and tally shall be conducted in accordance with State Association Policy 618 and Robert's Rules of Order. All candidates shall be permitted to appoint an observer at each site to observe the balloting procedures, and each candidate or his or her representative shall be permitted to observe the ballot tally.
- It shall require a plurality vote to elect an officer. Write-in votes shall not be accepted. The official ballot tally shall be provided in writing to all candidates within five (5) working days and shall be announced at the December Chapter meeting where the presiding officer shall officially declare the winning candidates or announce such other action as may be necessary.
- All ballots, including used, unused, invalid and challenged ballots, sign-in sheets, tally sheets and related election documents, including notices of nomination and election, shall be retained by the Chapter Secretary for one year or until any and all challenges to the election or charges of misconduct in running the election have been resolved, whichever is the longer period.
Note: The site balloting and tally may be conducted on a day other than the day of the Chapter meeting. However, the balloting and tally must be conducted on the same day, and must be concluded prior to the December Chapter meeting, so that the official ballot tally and the winning candidates can be declared and entered into the meeting minutes. |
