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- Unique officer positions are assigned by election.
 
- Elections will be held once a year at the spring meeting, or at the first meeting after a position is vacated, whichever is sooner.
 
- Any member of the organization is eligible to run for office.
 
- Quorum for elections shall be half of the membership or a
minimum of five members. Members can explicity decline to vote by
notifying the Secretary; these members will not count against quorum.
 
- A member is elected to an officer position if he or she wins a
majority of voting members.
 
- If more than two people are running and no one wins a majority,
the candidate with the fewest votes will be dropped from the ballot
and votes will be recast.
 
- The term of office is one year, from spring meeting to spring meeting.
 
- An officer can be removed by a two-thirds vote of members, with quorum as elections. An election to fill the position should be held immediately.
 
Katherine H. Allen
2003-08-30