The officials shall be elected as individuals and not representative of member National Associations. Accordingly, if the member resigns, the post shall not necessarily be filled by another individual of the same nationality. By election of officials shall be held in the Board meeting. The term of office for the newly elected will be the remaining period of his or her predecessor. The term of office shall be four years.
Officials are eligible for election.
The nomination of candidates for officials shall reach the WBA Secretariat three months before the election. When a candidate is elected as an official, the member to which National Association he or she belongs shall submit written statement of confirming. The official shall extend every cooperation to the Board meeting. The written statement shall also confirm that the member National Association is responsible for his or her travel and other expenses for the Board meeting. The term of office for the officials shall be extended automatically until the election of officials for the next term or until the inauguration of the newly elected officials in case election of officials for the next term is not completed or newly elected officials are not inaugurated by the date their predecessor's term of office expires.