Article XII
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOMINATION — ELECTION
Election of Directors shall be held on the first Friday after the first full week in the month of January each year. Nominations shall be made prior to the election by a Nominating Committee appointed by the President with approval of the Board.
Following the election procedures, the new Directors shall be announced at the annual banquet and shall assume office on January 1. Nominations shall be made prior to the election by a Nominating Committee appointed by the President with approval of the Board and the election procedures shall be adhered to.
The committee shall consist of five (5) members of the Chamber, not more than two who are Directors, and shall be selected not less than thirty (30) days before the date of the lection. The committee shall elect from the members of the Chamber, six (6) individuals to be candidates for members of the Board. The list of nominees shall be presented at next regular meeting of the Chamber. Nominations shall also be accepted from the floor at this meeting.
The committee shall consist of five (5) members of the Chamber, not more than two who are Directors, and shall be selected not less than sixty (60) days before the date of the election of the Chamber. Nominations shall also be accepted from the floor at this meeting. (All other the same.)
The names of the candidates nominated shall be arranged on the ballot by lot and the Executive Director shall submit by mail with a self-addressed envelope to each authorized voter a ballot not less than ten (10) days prior to the election. All voting shall be by ballot. A number of nominees corresponding with the number of Directors to be elected, and who receive the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected. Voting shall be by mail or in person in conformity with such additional rules and regulations as the Board may adopt. Ballots shall be returned to the Chamber sealed and so remain until the first annual meeting in January.
The names of the candidates nominated shall be arranged on the ballot by lot and the Executive Director shall submit by mail with a self-addressed envelope to each authorized voter a ballot not less than thirty (30) days prior to the annual banquet. All voting shall be by ballot. A number of nominees corresponding with the number of Directors to be elected, and who receive the highest number of votes, shall be declared elected. Voting shall be by mail or in person in conformity with such additional rules and regulations as the Board may adopt. Ballots shall be returned to the Chamber sealed and so remain until the first annual meeting in January.
Any member of the Chamber in good standing is eligible to election as a Director but the Nominating Committee may not select as a candidate a member who has served as a Board Member within one year.
Any member of the Chamber and any current Board Member, in good standing, is eligible for election or re-election as a Director.
In the election of Directors, if a tie occurs, the judges shall cast lots and certify as elected the person or persons whom the lot determines.