Election Procedure, National

Taken from the 1993 Constitution:  

ARTICLE IV Voting

Section 1.  Each active member in good standing shall be entitled to one vote.  No proxy to any person shall be valid in any election of this Association.
Section 2.  The Chairperson of the Election Committee shall provide on each ballot a space for a write-in candidate for each office. Candidates whose names are written in must be members in good standing and must have certified in writing their willingness to accept the nomination and serve, if elected, the office in question.
Section 3.  Completed ballots shall be sealed in a special "ballot" envelope to be provided by the Chairperson of the Election Committee;  no identification shall be placed on the "ballot" envelope. The "ballot" envelope shall be sealed inside a self-addressed envelope and the membership card number and/or name and district of the officer placed in the usual "return address" area of the outer envelope and be forwarded to the Chairperson of the Election Committee by the established deadline.
Section 4.  As the self-addressed envelopes are received, the members' names shall be checked off the official voting list by the Election Committee, thus indicating that the member has voted. Afterward, the outer envelope shall be opened, and the sealed ballot removed and placed, still sealed, in a ballot box for later opening and counting by designated tellers.
Section 5.  Upon certification of the tabulation by the Election Committee, those elected will be notified by the President;  names of the elected officers will be published in the Newsletter.
Section 6.  The Nominating Committee for national elections shall be comprised of the Regional Presidents.  The Regional Presidents, from among themselves, shall select a Chairperson of the Election Committee.  No member of the Nominating Committee shall be a candidate for national office.