Chapters also are empowered to elect their faculty and professional advisors when electing new officers. For advisor requirements, see section 3.4. Election procedures should be simple and uniform from year to year. Invite nominations from the floor after announcing the open offices and presenting job descriptions. Nominations are closed when no further nominations are received from the floor.
All candidates then fill out a nomination form for themselves.
They should be returned to the chapter secretary three days after the first general meeting. The forms allow candidates to campaign for a position and the general membership to review all of the candidates' qualifications for the designated office. The secretary should duplicate all nomination forms and present them to each chapter member at the next general meeting. The candidates at this second meeting should give a 10-minute presentation. The secretary and other non-candidates on the current executive board should collect the ballots and leave the room to count them.