Article V: Officers, and Article VIII: Nominations and Elections
Motion: To amend the term of office for the LWV-PA Officers: President, President Elect, Past President, Treasurer, and Secretary, from one year to two years.
Rationale: The role of each officer is important to the effectiveness of the League. A one-year term is inadequate, as it takes more time for each officer to understand their role and responsibilities.
Associated Amendments:
Article V, Officers
Section 5.1 Number, Election, and Term of Office. The officers of the League shall be a President, President Elect, Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer, who shall be elected by a majority of Members eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting. Term of office shall be one year. TWO YEARS.
Section 5.3 President Elect. The President Elect shall work closely with the President to be able to assume full duties of the President the succeeding year SUCCEEDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. Duties will include learning all aspects of the League, presiding in the absence of the President, and other duties assigned by the President and the Board.
Article VIII, Nominations and Elections
Section 8.1 The Nominating Committee.
(a) Composition. The Nominating Committee shall consist of seven (7) members. The chair and three (3) members, who shall not be directors, shall be elected at the Annual Meeting. Three (3) members shall be members of the Board, one of whom shall be the Past President. The Board members shall be chosen by the Board at its first meeting following the Annual Meeting. Nominating Committee members shall hold office for a term expiring at the close of the next Annual Meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified. Any vacancy occurring in the Nominating Committee shall be filled by the Board.
(b) Duties. The Nominating Committee shall nominate a slate of officers, including President, President Elect, Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer, BIENNIALLY and Directors annually, as well as a chair and three members for the succeeding Nominating Committee. Nominations must be included in the Notice of the Annual Meeting. It shall be the duty of the Chair to actively solicit from members suggestions for nominations. It shall be the duty of the Committee to solicit nominations for Board vacancies when they occur. Any member may send suggestions to the Nominating Committee.
