ELECTIONS

SECTION 1.
All officers in the Executive Council shall serve one-year terms beginning (January 1) and ending on the calendar year (December 31) having been elected in the year prior.

At the November monthly meeting unless otherwise determined by the Executive Council the Administrative and Lifetime members shall nominate eligible members for the office of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.

Eligible members for election to the Executive Council shall be Administrative or Lifetime members.

SECTION 2.
The Executive Council shall appoint an Election Chairman who shall not be a current member of the Executive Council.

The Election Chairman shall prepare and distribute ballots, which shall be distributed no later than fifteen days before the December Meeting of the Members;

Election ballots may be returned by mail before the December monthly meeting date, submitted by email to the Election Chairman, or brought in person to the December monthly meeting and submitted personally to the Election Chairman.

Votes shall be counted by the Election Chairman. Results of the election will be reported at the December monthly meeting.

SECTION 3.
All elections shall be determined by simple majority (50% + 1) vote, and in the event of a tie, the winner shall be decided by coin toss.