It shall be their primary duty to safeguard the interests off the Association and those composing its membership. In non-emergency situations, the provision of Article VIII of the Constitution shall apply. In order to run for office, a member has to have been a member a member in good standing in the Association from the same Institution for one full year at the time of nomination. All candidates placed in nomination through this proceeding and are members in good standing, shall be named on the ballot for election. Only members within the respective institution category may vote for their representative.
All members vote for all other officers.
No Active member may hold more than one office in the Association annually. An Election Committee consisting of one delegate from each of the of the institutional representation, plus one non-Executive Board member, shall be selected by the Executive Board to preside over the election proceedings. The election committee shall be charged with preparing the ballots for election, manning the polls during the election, certifying the membership of all voters at the polls, Ballot Box security and the tabulation of ballots. The Election Committee shall certify the tabulation of the results of the balloting to the President of the Association. The Election Committee may promulgate rules of procedure necessary to carry out its responsibilities.