PEA Elections: An Overview
Article IV, Section 1, of the PEA Constitution mandates that "(t)he officers of this organization shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a Recording Secretary, a Corresponding Secretary, and a Treasurer." Article III of the PEA By-Laws, Election of Officers, stipulates the mechanism we are required to use to elect these officers. Section 1. The nominating committee shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the President with the consent of the Executive Committee. a. The nominating committee shall present a slate of nominees for the various elected offices at the March meeting of the Executive Committee. This slate shall be made available to the general membership within one (1) week of its presentation.	Section 2. Supplemental nominations may be made by forwarding a petition containing the names of the nominee(s) along with the signatures of 5% of the active membership to the chairperson of the nominations committee. This supplemental nomination must be received no less than one week prior to the date of the April General Membership Meeting. Section 3. At the April General Meeting, no supplemental nominations may be made from the floor. The election of officers shall be held in April by secret ballot in each building. a. In order for a person to be declared a winner, s/he shall receive one-half (1/2) of those votes cast plus one (1). In the event that no candidate receives a majority, a second election shall be held within one (1) week between the two (2) candidates receiving the largest percentage of the votes.	b. The elected officers are encouraged to attend Executive Committee meetings upon election and will take office July 1 following the election. Section 4. Terms and Succession a. The officers shall serve for two (2) years and may be re-elected without an intervening term. b. Should a vacancy in office occur between elections, the President shall, with the approval of the Executive Committee, appoint a successor to fill the office until the next general membership meeting at which time a special election shall be held to fill the unexpired term. Click on the link below to view the Constitution & By-Laws in their entirety. Constitution & By-Laws Page

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