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2022 Proposed Amendments Mar/Apr 2022 | Vol. 79 No. 2

Rationale: This proposed amendment streamlines and clarifies the qualifications for members considering an elected position.
Changing the language will benefit the Society by providing opportunities for all members to be considered and included with trans-
ferable leadership experiences other areas. Their recommendation form should include their varied leadership experiences for the
position they seek. Fiscal Impact: None. Submitted by: Dr. Elizabeth I. Tarner, Beta Delta, Virginia State Organization; Mary Lee
Makinen, Alpha Delta, DKG Maryland State Organization; Carol Linscott, Alpha Sigma Kitsap, Washington State Organization.
Administrative Board Recommendation: not to adopt.
97 ISR 8 | Committees Striking from d: “making an early ISR 8 | Committees
8.8 International Nominations decision to nominate a candidate 8.8 International Nominations
Consent Committee from the floor” Committee
8.81 Nominations from the floor 8.81 Nominations from the floor
d. An individual, chapter, or Inserting: wishing to nominate a d. An individual, chapter, or
state organization making an candidate from the floor whose state organization wishing to
early decision to nominate a name was submitted to the Nom- nominate a candidate from
candidate from the floor may inations Committee, but who was the floor whose name was
(1) present to the inter- not selected as its nominee, submitted to the Nominations
national president by Committee, but who was not
December 1, in election Striking d (1) selected as its nominee, may
years, the name, photo- (1) present to the interna-
graph, and brief summary Inserting a new d (1): present to tional president by Decem-
of the proposed candidate’s the international president by De- ber 1, the name, photo-
qualifications for a selected cember 1, the name, photograph, graph, and brief summary
office for publication in and brief summary of the proposed of the proposed candi-
the January/February DKG candidate’s qualifications for the date’s qualifications for the
NEWS and published on office she had originally sought for office she had originally
the Society website. The publication in the January/February sought for publication in
name of a proposed candi- DKG NEWS and published on the the January/February DKG
date must have previously Society website. NEWS and published on
been submitted to the the Society website.
Nominations Committee (2) place the candidate’s
and not selected for the name in nomination at the
current election; convention when the pres-
(2) place the candidate’s ident calls for nominations
name in nomination at the from the floor.
convention when the pres-
ident calls for nominations
from the floor.
Rationale: This amendment clarifies the process of “early decision” and the extent to which the process may be utilized. Fiscal
Impact: None. Submitted by: Lynna Gene Cook, on behalf of the, International Nominations Committee. Administrative Board
Recommendation: to adopt.
98 ISR 8 | Committees Striking: 8.82.g. ISR 8 | Committees
8.8 International Nominations 8.8 International Nominations
Consent Committee Inserting a new: 8.82. Digital Committee
8.82 Eligibility, Qualifications, guidelines for the submission of 8.82 Digital guidelines for the
and Guidelines for International applications to the Nominations submission of applications to the
Nominations Committee shall be available to all Nominations Committee shall be
g. Guidelines for the sub- members. available to all members.
mission of applications to the
Nominations Committee
(1) An official application
form must be completed
for each person applying,
with careful attention giv-
en to the following points:

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