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ARTICLE VI. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS SECTION 1. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION - DIRECTORS The annual election of Regular or Advisory members to the Board of Directors shall be conducted as follows: (a) The Board shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting, announce in writing to the membership, the solicitation of candidates for pending board vacancies. (b) (b) The board may require a letter of intent or application to serve on the board of Directors from eligible interested candidates. (c) (c)At a special meeting or meetings of the Board, eligible candidate applications for Board vacancies shall be reviewed and considered by the Board. Interviews may be conducted. The board shall vote to fill such vacancies from the list of eligible candidates in accordance with Article III of these Bylaws, with the election results announced by the presiding officer at the Annual Meeting. (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provision of this Section 1, all directors shall hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Section 2 VACANCIES. Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors and each director so elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified. A vacancy on the board of Directors shall be deemed to exist in case of the death, resignation or removal of any director; the declaration of a vacancy of the office of a director who has been declared of unsound mind by a final order of court or who has been convicted of a felony. SECTION 2. VOTE REQUIRED TO ELECT DIRECTORS Candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected as Directors. Each Regular Member may cast their entitled number of votes for each Director vacancy being filled at that meeting. Vote entitlements may not be split or cumulative. SECTION 3. OVERLAPPING TERMS OF OFFICE The terms of office shall be staggered so that four (4) Directors shall be elected each year. SECTION 4. VOTE REQUIRED TO ELECT OFFICERS The candidate who receives a majority of votes cast shall be declared the winner. In the event an office remains unfilled after the first ballot, voting for that office shall continue until a single candidate receives the required majority of votes for each office. If an individual declines to serve, the Chair of the Nominating Committee shall immediately announce a vacancy in the office, declare the floor open for nominations, and call for the election to fill the vacancy. 17 19E-31