Article VII - Elections and Replacements Section 1. Election of officers and committee persons shall follow the procedures specific to the following positions. Resignation shall be effected by written notification from the person desiring to resign to the President. Removal and replacement procedures shall be as specified below. In order to serve as an officer or committee member, the person must be a member in good standing of the Western Region.
All members present at the annual meeting are eligible to vote unless otherwise specified herein.
Additional nominees shall be accepted by written petition of at least twenty-five members of the Western Region. Any five members of the Western Region can file a written petition with the President requesting the removal of any person currently in office or on a standing committee of the Western Region. Any single officer or Committee member may also file with the President such written petitions. Such petition shall state the reasons for the request for removal. The President shall forward the request by registered or certified mail to the person whose removal is requested and allow two weeks for written response from such person.