Article VII: Elections

Section 1: Nominations

Nominations for Chapter offices shall commence at the regular Chapter meeting two (2) weeks prior to the election of officers, and shall remain open for each office or seat until that position has been filled. Any Active member may nominate a candidate for Chapter office. Pledges may only be nominated by Active members for the Chapter offices of Secretary, Vice President of Communication, Parliamentarian and Historian. Pledges will not be permitted to vote for a Pledge that is nominated for office, as voting privileges are reserved for Active members. In order for a nomination for Chapter office to be valid, it must be seconded by an Active member and the suggested candidate must accept the nomination. Any candidate for Chapter office who at the time of officer transitions fails to meet the criteria for eligibility given in Article III, Section 1, Clause 2, shall be disqualified and voting shall be reopened as stated in Article I, Section 3, Clause 6 of these Bylaws.

Section 2: Balloting Procedure

All officer elections shall be conducted by secret ballot following a period of time in which each candidate presents their goals to the Chapter. Pledges may participate in the discussion of candidates, but are not permitted to vote, as voting privileges are permitted only to Active members. A majority of votes is necessary to win. If no candidate attains a majority in a race with three (3) or more candidates, the candidate(s) in last place shall be eliminated and a run-off election shall be held between those remaining. If an election ends in a tie between all candidates, the vote shall be retaken; if the vote ends in such a tie a second time, the winner shall be decided by the vote of the Chapter President.

Section 3: Elections’ Timing

The start of elections shall be decided by the President. The date must be at least four (4) meetings prior to the date of Initiation.

UPDATES:

4-26-17: Grievance Procedure has been updated so that the Grievance Committee doesn't have to report the grievance to the entire E-Board, only the appropriate officers. Ben out!

3-7-17: Change to the duties of Historian, VPL, VPM, President, Parliamentarian, and Advisory Chair. Addition of Grievance and Paparazzi Committees. Change to Associate Dues. Addition of Other Elected Positions. Change to Suspension and Expulsion Procedures.

2-1-17: Change in Standing Policy, Pledge Requirements (Section I, Clause 2, B 2) to reflect the addition of LAUNCH, lessening of service hours, and lessening of meeting requirements. "Attend 2 Big/Little events" was also removed.

1-10-17: Bylaws updated to reflect change of requirements for returning to active from inactive status (Article II, Section 5, Clause 2). Code of Conduct was updated to add the extended Grievance Procedure.

9-13-16: Standing Policy updated to reflect changes made to the Pledge Interview requirements.

5-10-2016: Bylaws updated to reflect changed made end of school year 2016. Changes include updates to duties of VPs of Fellowship and Historian, addition of a Formal Chair clause, an update to Convention reimbursement in the Standing Policy, and a change to the reimbursement policy in the Financial Policy. Elysha out!

2-2-2016: Standing Policy updated to reflect changes made to the Big/Little program made on 2-2-2016.

1-3-2016: Bylaws updated to reflect changes made Fall 2015.

10-20-2015: Bylaws changed to reflect edition of the Code of Conduct on 10-20-2015.

9-24-2015: Abridged Standing Policy added.

9-23-2015: Bylaws changed to reflect approval of changes from 9-22-2015.

7-13-2015: Abridged Bylaws are complete.

7-6-2015: Website goes live to the chapter! Some pages are still incomplete.