BY LAWS

Section 1 A Nominating Committee for each election of members to the Executive Board shall be appointed by the Board no later than four months prior to the annual business meeting. This committee shall be composed of three members no one of whom shall be a member of the Board but one of whom shall be a former officer.

Section 2 Each year, the Nominating Committee shall present at least one candidate for Chair Elect, for either Secretary or Treasurer, and for Director. The terms of their offices shall be as stated in Article 3, Section 5 of the Division Bylaws. The Committee shall obtain the written acceptance of each nominee prior to submission of its report.

Section 3 The report of the Nominating Committee shall be published in the official bulletin or otherwise sent to Division members at least thirty days before the annual business meeting. Further nominations, accompanied by written acceptance of the nominee, may be entered by petition of fifteen Division members and shall be filed with the Nominating Committee at least two weeks before the Division Annual Business Meeting. The report of the Nominating Committee shall be presented to the Division Membership for approval at the Division Annual Business Meeting.

Section 4 If the slate includes more than one candidate for any office, election shall be by secret ballot at the annual business meeting. The candidate who receives the largest number of votes for any office shall be elected.