Nominating committee
Objectives
The Nominating committee is responsible for nominating candidates for election to the Board.
Appointed annually by the President, the three-person Nominating committee performs the duties described in the Bylaws, section 10.2.
Typical tasks and tips
- Obtain a list of positions to be filled from the Recording Secretary.
- Obtain a list of members eligible to fulfill office from the Membership Secretary.
- Create a list of candidates for nomination from the eligible members, keeping in mind past experience, availability, and willingness to serve in position.
- TIP: Board members whose terms are expiring are eligible for reelection.
- Call the candidates one by one to see if they would accept the nomination.
- TIP: First contact those members of the Board whose terms are expiring to ask if they will seek reelection.
- TIP: Though desirable, it is not mandatory to have more candidates than the number of positions to be filled.
- Submit completed list of candidates to the President as soon as possible to allow notification to general membership in accordance with the Bylaws, section 4.1.
Last revised 9/22/02
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