ARTICLE XIV - ELECTIONS

A. Chapter Elections:

1. Nomination of officers shall be no later than October of each year.
2. Nomination of officers shall be repeated at the beginning of November meeting.
3. Election of Officers shall be by Secret Ballot or Write-In Ballot.
4. Tallying of election votes shall be overseen by two trusted members. No elected or nominated officer shall tally votes.
5. Members may run for only one (l) elected Chapter Officer position.
6. Elected Chapter Officers may also be appointed to vacant positions except for the following combination:

a. President / Vice President
b. President / Treasurer

7. Vacant positions can be appointed by the elected board of said chapter.

B. State Elections:

1. Nomination of officers shall be in August of each year.
2. Nomination of officers shall be repeated at the beginning of the November State Chapter meeting.
3. Election of Officers shall be at the November State Chapter Meeting, by Secret Ballot.

a. All Chartered Chapters, not under review for termination, may vote.
b. All eligible Chartered Chapters may vote only if they are a chapter in: “Good Standing” status.

4. No elected or nominated officer shall tally votes. Votes will be tallied by One (1) Chapter President (in good standings) from each district.
5. No State Officer may carry more than one (l) title.
6. There shall be no limit to the number of terms any officer may run for.
8. The number of Officers elected shall correlate with those listed in Article XI (State Board Officers).
9. Region Coordinator Elections - Region Coordinator shall be nominated and voted on in conjunction with the State Elections. Chapters may vote only for their respective Region Coordinator at the November State Chapter Meeting.

C. Region Elections:

1. Nomination of officers shall be in January of each year.
2. Positions to be filled are:

a. District Coordinator(s).
b. Region Legislative Coordinator(s)

3. The District coordinator or chapter presidents can call special elections, in the event that the Region Coordinator can no longer fill the position. By a majority vote, a new Region Coordinator can be elected.
4. Upon approval of the State Board, the new Region Coordinator will become a voting member of the State Board and they will have one (1) vote.