Altrusa International Inc. District Fifteen
POLICY - 24
Eligible
Candidates
Election of International Director
To be eligible for election by the District Delegate Body, candidates
must be either:Immediate Past Governor
Past Governor
Repealed
2008
Currently installed Governor
Governor to be installed during the District Conference at which election
of International Director will take place.
For those eligible members described above, eligibility for election shall
be based on the member’s qualifying status on the first day of the
International fiscal year, the first of June. Once established, eligibility
for election as an International Director does not expire.
Publishing the
Slate
The District Nominating Committee will determine all eligible
candidates, and will inquire of these candidates in writing if they wish to
be slated for election.
Nominations will close with the Nominating Committee 30 days prior to
the midyear Board Meeting.
The Nominating Committee will submit the names to the District Board
of Directors at their midyear Board meeting prior to the Conference in
which they will hold election of the International Director.
Once the slate has been confirmed it will be published sixty days prior to
the Conference.
Presenting the
candidates at
Conference
The Nominating Committee will present the candidates to the District
Conference delegates at the first business session of the conference at
which time nominations of eligible candidates may also be taken from
the floor. When the nominations are closed, the election may go
forward.
Election
In the year that District Fifteen will have a representation on the
International Board, the International Director will be elected by ballot
at the Conference. Any member receiving a majority of all valid votes
cast shall be the winner. In the event that there are more than two (2)
candidates for the office, and no candidate receives a majority of all
valid votes cast a subsequent ballot will be held in which the candidate
with the least number of votes shall be eliminated from each of the
succeeding ballots. Should there be only one candidate slated, a shoe of
hands of majority of eligible voters may be taken. In the event that a
District Conference is cancelled or it is deemed impossible to hold a
Conference, balloting shall be by mail, in which event the Board of
Directors shall prescribe the procedure.
Issue Number
1
Updated May 2008
File name:- Policy 24
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Altrusa International Inc. District Fifteen
Period of
Appointment
The position of International Director is for a period of two years every
four year period.
References
International Bylaws (Article XIII)
Repealed
2008
Issue Number
1
Updated May 2008
File name:- Policy 24
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