State BPW Candidates
CHAPTER XVIII. ENDORSEMENTS
Candidates for state officers, regional directors, and district directors must be endorsed by their local organizations. The official candidate data form, which includes a consent to serve section,( See Appendix A- Sample Forms) must be submitted in duplicate as directed by the chair of nominations.
Endorsement of local organization members for chairs and / or members of standing committees, special committees, task forces, or special appointment must be submitted to the state president at a time specified by her.
It shall be the responsibliity of the chair of nominations to send to the president-elect a list of candidates with the following information: name, address, home and office telephone numbers, and e-mail address if available.
Only candidates who are members affiliated with a local organization in good standing shall be eligible for the offices of president, president-elect, and vice president. Candidates who are members in good standing shall be eligible for chair of a standing committee. Any candidate who is a member affiliated with a local organization or a member at large of BPW / TN in good standing shall be eligible for any other chair or appointment.
Election Campaigns
Campaigns, pre-convention and on-convention site, must be conducted with dignity and propriety. Campaigning will be restricted to The Achiever, state-sponsored meetings, the state convention, mail and e-mail. Any information distributed must be factual and in good taste, and have prior approval of the president-elect. Approval of campaign information shall not be unreasonably withheld and shall be granted or denied within five business days of receipt.
No promotional or campaign literature may be distributed in the room designated for business meetings. No campaigning will be permitted in the voting area or within 100 feet of the designated voting area, or the area established by the state president and convention chair if 100 feet is not feasible.
A candidateʼs forum may be presented during a business session of the convention during which time candidates may present their platforms and the members may question candidates. If there is no competition for offices, the candidates may speak to the convention body, with the time not to exceed three( 3) minutes, with no questioning by the members. Time and details to be determined by the state president.
A joint candidatesʼ reception may be held at the state convention for all candidates for elective office on a voluntary basis, the expense to be shared equally by the participating candidatesʼ local organizations. No local organization with a candidate is obligated to participate in the joint reception. The chair of the joint reception is appointed by the state president.
51 July 2009