President
Candidates
Candidates to be elected President must be
Members of the Executive Committee with full voting rights
at least 21 years of age
Election
The President is:
voted by Members of the Executive Committee who have full voting rights
elected every two years
accepted with a simple majority of the votes (50%+1)
If after a first round of voting there is no simple majority, there will immediately be a second voting round for which the candidates will only be two the members who got the most votes in the first round.
If after the second round of voting there is no simple majority, the Executive Committee will
default to a "round table" governance model for that two-year period
call for new elections at the end of that two-year period
maintain the Officers named by the outgoing President
Roles and Responsibilities
The President:
is the highest authority within the Executive Committee
is responsible for the leadership and governance of the Association
represents the Association with regards to the Association's external affairs
names the Executive Committee Officers (among the members of the Executive Committee)
Leave of Absence
If the President must take leave of absence, the Vice President will assume the temporary position of "Acting President" until the President is able to return to office or until the President's term of office is complete, whichever occurs first.
Agreed: December 20th, 2003
1st Amendment: November 11th, 2009
3rd Amendment (Candidates, Election, Roles/Resp., Leave): September 29th, 2015