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

       100             (5)  The committee shall         publication on the Society       January/February issue
       (cont.)          present its report of nom-      website, and for prepa-          of the DKG NEWS, for
                        inees for elective posi-        ration of the ballot for         publication on the Society
                        tions of the Society to the     the convention election.         website, and for prepa-
                        international convention.       The report shall contain         ration of the ballot for
                        Nominations may be made         the names of all qualified       the convention election.
                        from the floor. Region-         nominees for each of the         The report shall contain
                        al and area nominations         following positions:             the names of all qualified
                        must be made by members         President                        nominees for each of the
                        from the region or area         First vice president             following positions:
                        involved.                       Second vice president            President
                       (6)  The committee shall         Regional directors from          First vice president
                        present its report of           each of the respective           Second vice president
                        nominees for trustees of        regions                          Regional directors from
                        The Delta Kappa Gamma           One member-at-large              each of the respective
                        Educational Foundation to       Area representatives from        regions
                        the international Executive
                        Board. Nominations may          each of the respective areas     One member-at-large
                        be made from the floor.         Vacancies occurring on           Area representatives from
                       (7)  The committee shall         respective committees:           each of the respective
                        follow the eligibility, quali-  finance and nominations,         areas
                        fications, and guidelines       and directors of the DKG         Vacancies occurring on
                        for selecting nominees.         International Educators          respective committees:
                        [SR 8.82]                       Foundation                       finance and nominations,
                                                                                         and directors for the DKG
                                                                                         International Educators
                                                                                         Foundation
       Rationale: Members will feel empowered to have choices, and DKG will be keeping up with the best practices of other simi-
       lar-minded organizations. Fiscal Impact: There is no cost for the Nominations Committee, However, the estimated cost is about
       $2500 to prepare the ballot for Convention elections. Submitted by: Carol I. Linscott, Alpha Sigma Kitsap, Washington State
       Organization; Dr. Elizabeth I. Tarner, Beta Delta, Virginia State Organization; Mary Lee Makinen, Alpha Delta, DKG Maryland.
       Administrative Board Recommendation: not to adopt.
       101      ISR 8.8 |  International         Striking all of: ISR 8.8         Delete
                Nominations Committee
       Floor    8.81 Nominations from the floor
                     a.  The name of a candidate
                     shall be placed on the election
                     ballot after the Nominations
                     Committee has nominated her
                     or she has been nominated
                     from the floor.
                     b.  Following the report
                     of the Nominations Com-
                     mittee to the convention,
                     the president shall call for
                     nominations from the floor
                     for each elected position.
                     c.  Any member who is
                     registered and in attendance
                     may make a nomination
                     from the floor subsequent
                     to the report of the Nom-
                     inations Committee.




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