Effective for 2008 Membership year 

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Article V

Membership Meetings

  1. Elections at Annual Meetings. At the annual membership meeting, the Corporation shall elect the officers and Directors as enumerated in Article VII, except that a President shall not be elected unless a vacancy exists at that time in the office of President-Elect. A President-Elect shall be elected annually for a two-year term, and during the final year following the election, said President-Elect shall serve as President-Elect and during the second year, said President-Elect shall automatically succeed to the office of President.  A VICE-PRESIDENT SHALL BE ELECTED ANNUALLY FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM. DURING THE SECOND YEAR FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, SAID VICE PRESIDENT SHALL SERVE AS PRESIDENT-ELECT, AND DURING THE THIRD YEAR, SAID VICE-PRESIDENT SHALL AUTOMATICALLY SUCCEED TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. Directors shall be selected for three-year terms, with four such Directors to be elected each year. Any candidate receiving a majority of votes cast at the meeting for such office, including directorship, shall be declared elected. Voting by proxy shall not be allowed.

 

Article VII

Officers and Board of Directors 

  1. Officers. The officers of this Corporation shall be: a President, a President-Elect, VICE-PRESIDENT, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers; including an Executive Director, as may be authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors. One person may serve both as Secretary and as Treasurer. All officers, except the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Executive Director (if any), shall be a Voting Member of this Corporation. The term of office for each officer shall be one year, or until his of her successor is duly elected and has qualified. The status of an officer (except the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Executive Director) or a Director, shall terminate 60 days after such officer or Director ceases to be a Voting Member of this Corporation. Upon a vacancy in the office of President, that office shall be filled by the President-Elect, if there is one, and if not, by election of a new President by the Board of Directors. Vacancies in any other offices or on the Board of Directors shall be filled as soon as practicable by a majority vote of the then serving members of the Board of Directors.

 

Article IX

Duties of Officers

3a.  Vice-President. IN THE ABSENCE OR DISABILITY OF THE PRESIDENT OR PRESIDENT-ELECT, THE VICE PRESIDENT SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES AND EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND SHALL PERFORM SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY PRESCRIBE.