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Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
CURRENT
to send, receive and count the ballots in the manner des-
ignated by this Section of the Bylaws.
The person receiving the largest number of votes for
each position shall be declared elected. If any elected
official/director is unable to serve for any reason, the va-
cancy so created shall be filled by the Board of Directors
in the manner provided by in Article III, Section 3. In the
event of a tie vote, the procedure of resolving the tie shall
be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Nominations and Ballots No person may be a
candidate in a club election who has not been nominat-
ed in accordance with these Bylaws. Those nominated for
any elected Club position must have been a member in
good standing of the club for a period of at least one year
prior to their nomination. A Nominating Committee shall
be chosen by the Board of Directors before August 1st of
each year. The Committee shall consist of six members,
one from each Region and three alternates, one from
each Region, as defined in Article V, all members in good
standing, no more than one of whom may be a member
of the current Board of Directors. The Board shall name a
chairman for the committee. The Nominating Committee
may conduct its business by mail, fax, or telephone which
results shall be confirmed in writing within 7 days to the
Recording Secretary. All deliberations of the Nominating
Committee shall remain confidential.
a. The Nominating Committee shall nominate from
among the eligible members of the Club, one candidate
for each office vacancy and for each other position on
the Board of Directors and a candidate for the Delegate
to the American Kennel Club and shall procure the ac-
ceptance of each nominee so chosen as well as a resume
for each individual nominated. The committee shall by
September 10th submit its slate of candidates to the
Corresponding Secretary, who shall mail the list, includ-
ing the full name of each candidate and the name of the
State in which they reside, to each member of the Club
on or before September 20th so that additional nomina-
tions may be made by members if they so desire.
b. Additional nominations of eligible members may
be made by written petition addressed to the Record-
ing Secretary and received at the Recording Secretary’s
regular address on or before November 15th signed by
10 members in good standing and accompanied by the
written acceptance of each such additional nominee
signifying his willingness to be a candidate, together with
a resume of the nominee’s experience. No person shall be
a candidate for more than one position.
PROPOSED
made by written petition addressed to the Recording
Secretary and received at the Recording Secretary’s
regular address on or before November 15th signed by
10 voting members in good standing and accompa-
nied by the written acceptance of each such additional
nominee signifying his willingness to be a candidate,
together with a resume of the nominee’s experience.
No person shall be a candidate for more than one posi-
tion. Nominations cannot be made at the Annual Meet-
ing or in any other manner that as prescribed above.
Section 3 Voting. If one or more additional nominations
are received by the Recording Secretary on or before
November 15 s/he or an independent Certified Public
Accountant designated by the Board shall, no earlier
than eight weeks nor later than seven weeks prior
to the date of the Annual Meeting, send to each
member in good standing a ballot listing all of the
nominees for each position in alphabetical order, with
the names of the states in which they reside along with
a resume for each candidate; together with an enve-
lope marked “Ballot” and a return envelope addressed
to the chairperson of the Tellers Committee or desig-
nated Certified Public Accountant marked “Ballot” and
bearing the name of the member to whom it was sent.
• So that the ballots may remain secret, each voter,
after marking the ballot, shall seal it in the envelope
marked “Ballot” which in turn shall be placed in the sec-
ond envelope addressed to the chairperson of the Tell-
ers Committee or designated Certified Public Accoun-
tant. The ballots, to be valid, must be received by the
Teller’s Committee or the Certified Public Accountant
no later than two weeks prior to the Annual meeting.
• The ballots shall be counted by a Tellers Committee
of no less than three members who are appointed for
the purpose of counting the ballots by the Board of
Directors, or by the Certified Public Accountant desig-
nated by the Board. The ballots shall be counted and
the results reported no less than one week prior to the
Annual Meeting. The inspectors of election or designat-
ed Certified Public Accountant shall check the returns
against the list of members whose dues are paid for the
current year prior to opening the outer envelopes and
removing the ballot envelopes, and shall certify
eligibility of the voters as well as the results of the vot-
ing which shall be announced at the Annual Meeting.
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