Constitution

ARTICLE III LEADERSHIP

Section 1. Elected officers: The elected officers of this Organization shall be a president, a first vice president, a second vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, ranked in that order. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined by an affirmative action of a simple majority of the Board of Directors.  Only adult members may serve in elective offices. 

ARTICLE IV

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Composition: The Board of Directors of the Organization shall be composed of the elected officers, the immediate past president and three at large elected directors.  The president may appoint ex-officio directors to the Board of Directors as non-voting members.  These ex-officio directors serve at the President’s discretion and their appointment is effective only during the said President's term of office.
 

By-Laws

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Section 1. Eligibility: Any adult member of the Organization in good standing may be nominated and become a nominee for an elected office or the Board of Directors provided he or she is a resident of the State of Texas.

Section 2. Nomination: Nomination is made by:

  a.   a nominating committee appointed by the president.

  b.   any members attending a regular meeting of the club in which nominations are solicited        by the presiding officer.

  c.   a nominating petition signed by not less than five (5) members in good standing.

Section 3. Acceptance of nomination:

  a.  Each nominee for elected office will signify to the nominating authority a willingness       to discharge the duties incumbent with election to such office.

  b.  Each Appointee to chairpersonships, Board of Directors, etc, will convey a willingness       to serve to the appropriate authority 

Section 4. Election:

A list of elected office nominees shall be furnished to the official publication editor by the president at least fifteen (15) days prior to publication of the October Newsletter.  An official ballot shall be published with or in the October newsletter and sent to all members. All ballots received by the secretary by the November annual meeting shall be furnished to a credentials committee, appointed by the president, at the annual meeting.  This committee shall immediately count all received ballots and announce results of the count prior to adjournment of the annual meeting.  A plurality shall elect both officers and directors with their term beginning on January 1 of the next calendar year.  Oaths of office shall be administered the first January regular meeting after elections.  The outgoing president shall swear in his successor, after which the new president shall swear in officers and directors elected to serve during his/her term.

Section 5. Ballot: 

The official ballot will require voter’s identification by membership number and/or last name.  After ballot count and certification of election results all ballots will be destroyed by chairperson of the credentials committee.