Members must properly mark their ballots and return them to Headquarters not later than 1 August. A July postmark is not in itself sufficient; the ballot must be received at Headquarters by the deadline.
Headquarters Staff will arrange to have the ballots counted by non-members in time for the results to be announced at the [[Annual Meeting]] on 18 August. Should this prove impossible due to write-in votes or the refusal of the [[President]] to cast a tie-breaking vote, the confirmation of the election will be postponed to subsequent metings of the [[Board]]. In such event, [[Directors]] and [[Elected Officers]] will remain in office until the entire Board has been elected and officer elections may be conducted.
Those elected shall be assigned the longest term available, first by the number of votes received, and second by order of precedence. Thus given that resignations are not uncommon, there may be no particular pattern to how many terms expire each year, save that not more than three should.
Should there be no objection at the Annual Meeting, or from the subsequent Board meeting if no quorum is had at the Annual Meeting, Headquarters Staff will destroy the ballots, retaining only the vote counts.