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Mar/Apr 2024 | Vol. 81 No. 2 2024 Proposed Amendments
42 b. An official application form the vice-presidents international committee
(cont.) must be completed for each have served as state experience.
applicant. If a member is organization presidents (3) It is recommended that
applying for more than one and have international regional directors have
position, a separate application committee experience. served as state organization
form must be completed for (3) It is recommended presidents, know their
each position. that regional directors regions, and are able
c. A member of the Nominating have served as state to represent the state
Committee shall complete organization presidents, organizations therein,
her term before she may be know their regions, and and have served on an
considered by the Nominating are able to represent the international committee.
Committee for another state organizations therein, (4) The area representatives shall
international elective position. and have served on an hold membership as residents
d. A member serving in an international committee. of the areas being represented.
international position, other (4) The area representatives It is recommended that
than on the Nominating shall hold membership they have served as state
Committee, may be nominated as residents of the areas organization presidents,
to another elective position in being represented. It is know their areas, and are
the final year of her term of recommended that they able to represent the member
office. have served as state countries therein.
e. Geographic location should organization presidents, (5) The members-at-large shall
be considered in the selection know their areas, and have international committee
of international officers and are able to represent the experience.
members for boards and member countries therein. (6) Members of elected
committees. (5) The members-at-large committees shall have some
f. Qualification for international shall have international chapter and state organization
nominees. All nominees for committee experience. experience in the areas for
international positions shall (6) Members of elected which they are nominated.
be able to communicate in committees shall have 8.73 Nominations from the floor
English, shall have time for some chapter and state a. The name of a candidate shall
Society work, and shall have organization experience in be placed on the election
participated in at least one (1) the areas for which they ballot after the Nominating
international convention and/ are nominated. Committee has nominated
or international conference. 8.73 Nominations from the floor a member or a member has
She shall have organizational a. The name of a candidate been nominated from the
ability, experience, and be shall be placed on the floor.
computer literate. election ballot after the b. Following the report of the
(1) It is recommended that the Nominating Committee Nominating Committee to
president has served as a has nominated a member the convention, the president
state organization president, or a member has been shall call for nominations
has international committee nominated from the floor. from the floor for each elected
experience, and has served on b. Following the report of the position.
the Administrative Board. Nominating Committee c. Any member who is
(2) It is recommended that the to the convention, the registered and in attendance
vice-presidents have served as president shall call for may make a nomination from
state organization presidents nominations from the floor the floor subsequent to the
and have international for each elected position. report of the Nominating
committee experience. c. Any member who Committee.
(3) It is recommended that the is registered and in d. An individual, chapter, or
regional directors have served attendance may make a state organization wishing to
as state organization presidents, nomination from the floor nominate a candidate from
know their regions and are able subsequent to the report

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