ELECTIONS

ARTICLE VIII:
ELECTIONS

SECTION 1

    The elections shall be conducted, at the December general Membership meeting by the secret ballot prepared by the Nominating/Election Committee. All candidates for the Board of Directors, the Audit Board, and the Court of Peers shall be elected by a majority of the voting membership. Except for the first election, absentee ballots will be available if requested in writing. Absentee  ballots will be mailed to all members 20 days before election and shall be returned 10 days prior to election date. Mail ballots shall be returned in separate sealed envelope and must be signed on outer envelope.

SECTION 2

    Members of the Nominating/Election Committee, except for those members running for office, shall count the election ballots. The results shall  be immediately announced by the Committee Chairperson and posted on the CENTER  bulletin board.

SECTION 3

    The official results of the election shall be publicized within 30 days of the election. The newly elected officers and the Board of Directors  shall be sworn in at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of  Directors.