In addition to overseeing the development of leadership in the Association, this committee will serve as the nominating committee and shall be responsible for:
- Nominating two persons for each office scheduled for election, with the exception of nominations for President, in which case the current Vice President shall be nominated and run unopposed unless there are additional nominations as provided for in paragraph 3 below. Should the Vice President decline to run for President, two names would be placed in nomination for President. It also selects persons to serve on Board of Directors established committees, as appropriate.
- Nominating persons for the five “at large” seats on the Board of Directors, as well as for the chairs of Standing Committees, scheduled for election.
- Circulating the names of those nominated to the membership three months or more prior to the Annual Meeting;
- Receiving additional nominations submitted by petition of ten or more members, which petitions must be received by the Leadership Development Committee Chair not less than 3 months prior to the Annual Meeting;
- Preparing a brief biographical statement with the photograph of each candidate nominated and submitting the same with a ballot to all members 2 months prior to the Annual Meeting;
- Overseeing receipt of ballots from the membership;
- Overseeing the counting of all ballots received not later than 3 weeks prior to the Annual Meeting and reporting the results to the President for announcement at the Annual Meeting;
- If a candidate withdraws his/her name prior to the Annual Meeting, the Leadership Development Committee shall present the name(s) of other candidates in another mail ballot. Members shall have thirty days after such a ballot is mailed to respond. The result of such an election shall be announced in the Newsletter of the Association, and that person’s term of office shall begin at the time of the announcement.