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PART V - NOMINATING COMMITTEE, NOMINATIONS, AND ELECTIONS
A.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Follow the procedure as defined in the bylaws, Article
VI, Section 5.
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Identify potential officers of the council from local
PTAs and board of directors members.
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Publicize in the PTA Council BULLETIN positions
and required qualifications, with date, time, and
location of interviews.
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Obtain a nomination form from each potential candidate.
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Conduct interviews for offices where the nominating
committee has received more than one nomination form.
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all candidates the same questions.
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Present one eligible nominee for each office to be
filled.
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Publicize vacancies and required qualifications.
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Provide recommendations to the board of directors
whenever vacancies occur.
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Notify the secretary of a pending election to fill a
vacancy (duty of the chairman).
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Review campaign rules and present at the November board
of directors meeting in odd numbered years.
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Publish campaign rules in the PTA Council BULLETIN
published the month prior to the general meeting at
which officers are to be elected.
B.
MEETINGS AND REPORTS
- Hold
committee discussion confidential.
- Meet
at least one time prior to the November board of
directors meeting in odd numbered years to discuss:
a.
Officers to be elected;
b.
Meeting dates to interview
candidates, when required;
c.
Nomination form revision if
needed; and
d.
Interview questions for
candidates as needed.
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After the interview process, all notes and copies of
nomination forms shall be collected by the chairman and
destroyed. The original nomination forms shall be
retained by the chairman to be included in the committee
procedure book.
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Present a slate, in writing, at the March board of
directors meeting and general council meeting in even
numbered years, to include:
a.
One nominee for each office to
be filled.
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Present annual report at the May board of directors
meeting. The report shall include dates of all
meetings, copies of the agendas, and attendance.
C.
ELECTIONS
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Shall be held at the last general council meeting in the
even numbered years.
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president shall appoint an election committee when an
office is contested.
a.
The committee shall be charged
with preparing for the election in accordance with
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
Approved by the executive board: June
1, 2000
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Revised: November 9, 2000
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Revised: February 6, 2003
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Revised: April 3, 2003
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Revised: November 12, 2003
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Revised: March 4, 2004
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Revised: September 1, 2005
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Revised: October 6, 2005
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Revised: September 7, 2006
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Revised: October 5, 2006
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Revised: December 7, 2006
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Revised: January 3, 2008
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Revised: February 7, 2008
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Revised: December 3, 2009
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