ARTICLE IX ELECTIONS:

    A.  The officers of the DDA listed in Article V of these Bylaws will be nominated in June's meeting, elected at the November Board of Governors meeting and will take office on January 1st of the next year.

 

    B.  Nominations will be accepted from the Board of Governors at the June meeting.

        1.  Any DDA member not on suspension or probation is eligible to run for any elective office.

        2.  Members nominated must be present at the June meeting to accept the nomination or have hand delivered a signed letter of acceptance for the position being nominated for to a sitting ECM.

        3.  Unopposed nominees will take office on January 1st.

 

    C.  A simple majority of total votes cast will be needed for a candidate to be elected.

 

    D.  All members ofthe DDA are eligible to vote, except those not in good standing.

 

    E.  The BOG will appoint three (3) members to be Poll Supervisors.

        1.  Poll Supervisors will be appointed at the October BOG meeting.

        2.  Poll Supervisors should not include anyone that is presently in office or anyone who is nominated to run for office.

            a.  In the event that someone is appointed before June but for some reason is placed on the ballot after that time, they should be replaced by another person appointed by the BOG at the next meeting.

        3.  All votes for offices done on a ballot, are to be handed to DDA Board Members.

            a.  Members will vote their ballots by making a mark in the space provided for one (1) name for each office that they are voting for. Voting for more than one (1) person for the same office nullifies both votes. Marks will be in ink only. Voting in pencil nullifies the ballots.

            b.  If a member cannot be present at the voting meeting, they can vote at previous meeting by putting their ballot in a signed and sealed envelope given to the Secretary to be presented on the day of voting.

            c.The Poll Supervisors will count all ballots that are qualified.

        4.  The results will be given to the President and he/she will announce the voting results as elections at the same November BOG meeting.

        5.  Any person running for a board position must be present at all meetings after being nominated.