Only those members of the General Committee who are currently registered students of MIT may hold the office of President or Treasurer. The officers shall be elected at a meeting following the spring production, or the end of April, whichever comes first. Elections shall be announced at least four weeks in advance. Nominations for each office shall close immediately before the elections for that office. Ballotting shall be secret and a simple majority shall constitute election.
Offices commence at the end of the elections meeting.
In the event of a vacancy in any office, elections shall be called to fill that office within two months, according to the procedure outlined above. The winner of the election shall fill the post immediately, and shall hold the office for the remaining duration of that office. 3.4 The President shall schedule and preside over General Committee and Executive Committee meetings. The President shall receive all petitions, except for a petition to unseat the President, which shall go to the highest-ranking member not named in the petition. The Secretary shall keep a record of General Committee and Executive Committee meetings, and shall undertake all official correspondence for the organization.