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Timeline for Board Nominations
- June: The Nominations Committee is appointed
- July 1: Nominations are open for applications
- August 1: Nominations close
- August 2-29: Nominations committee conducts interviews
- September 3: Proposed Board slate presented to current Board members for approval at the September 10 Board meeting
- By October 17: Board slate presented to the membership
- November 19: Membership votes in person on Board slate at the November luncheon
Bylaws:
XI. CHAPTER NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
1. Composition of Nominating Committee. The Chair of the Nominating Committee shall be the most Immediate Past President or may be appointed by the President. It is their responsibility to select a Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall consist of the Chair, the current President, the President-Elect, and at least two, but not more than four, additional Active and Retired members of This Chapter. It is the intent of This Chapter that the composition of the Nominating Committee be reflective of the membership.2. Duties of Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee of This Chapter shall prepare a slate consisting of:
(a) At least one candidate for each office of This Chapter; and
(b) At least one candidate for each vacancy upon the Board of Directors to be filled.
3. Report of Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee of This Chapter shall make its selections, prepare an appropriate report and forward this report to the Secretary of This Chapter not less than twenty days prior to the Chapter Annual Meeting. A copy of the report of the Nominating Committee, and any petitioned nominations to the Board of Directors as hereinafter provided, shall be provided by the Secretary to each Active and Retired Member of the Chapter not less than ten days prior to the date of the Chapter Annual Meeting.
4. Additional Nominations. Additional nominations for membership upon the Board of Directors and additional nominations for any of This Chapter’s offices may be made by the timely filing of a petition signed by either five percent of the total membership of This Chapter, or three Members of This Chapter, whichever is the greater. To be effective, each such nominating petition must be submitted to the Secretary of This Chapter at least twenty days prior to the Chapter Annual Meeting.
5. Election of Officers and Directors. At the business meeting of the membership at which election of the slate is requested, the Members of This Chapter shall receive the report of any Nominating Committee and any petitions making additional nominations for any office or additional nominations for a vacancy upon the Board of Directors. Except as hereinafter provided in this Section, the Members shall then proceed to elect:
(a) The officers of This Chapter for the succeeding term; and
(b) The elected Members of the Board of Directors whose terms are to commence.
6. Notification. Immediately after the completion of the ratification of officers and directors, the Secretary of This Chapter shall notify the Members of This Chapter and the International Executive Secretary of LAMBDA ALPHA as to the name and address of each officer and director of This Chapter.
