Section 8
A person who has been removed from the local organization roster for nonpayment of dues may be reinstated upon payment of all delinquent dues for local organization and state .
ARTICLE VIII FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Section 1
The fiscal year shall commence on the __ day of __ and shall end on the __ day of __
[ Note : The state organization ’ s fiscal year should be considered when establishing fiscal dates .]
Section 2 An auditor or auditing committee of ... members shall be elected at the ... ( specify month ) meeting . The committee shall audit the treasurer ' s records within ten ( 10 ) days after the close of the treasurer ' s term of office and shall report to the local organization at the next regular meeting .
ARTICLE IX OFFICERS
Section 1
The officers shall be a president , a president-elect , vice presidents [ name them by title ], a secretary and a treasurer .
Section 2 A term of office shall be one year . Section 3
Officers shall assume their duties immediately following the ... ( specify month ) meeting and shall serve for one year or until their successors are duly elected .
ARTICLE X NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Section 1
Officers shall be elected at the local organization ' s annual meeting in …... ( specify month ).
[ Note : It is suggested that local organization officers be elected prior to state convention .]
Section 2 To be eligible to serve as an officer , a member must :
Section 3
( a ). Be in good standing and ( b ). Officially and publicly support the state legislative platform .
At a business meeting preceding the annual meeting , a nominating committee of at least three members shall be elected . The nominating committee shall present to the annual meeting a slate of one or more nominees for each office . Nominations may also be made from the floor .
Section 4 Vacancies in office shall be handled as follows :
( a ) In the event of death , resignation , or incapacity of the president , the first vice president shall become the president for the unexpired portion of the term .
( b ) Vacancies in offices other than president shall be filled for the unexpired term by the executive committee .
Section 5 No member shall hold the same office for more than two consecutive terms . Section 6
Six months or more shall be considered a term of office in determining eligibility for reelection .
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