Changes

Each yearA '''Nominating Committee''', under the direction of a [[Nominating Committee Chairman]] , is selected created each year to lead the Nominating Committee in the selection of a slate make recommendations of candidates to propose for Director to the [[Board|Board of Directors]] of The Augustan Society, Inc.

The Nominating Committee Chairman may be elected is appointed by the Board, if they so desire, and if they do so between the August and December Board meetings. Otherwise the [[President]] will appoint the chairman, and serves at his pleasure. In Should the former case, he can only be removed President fail to appoint someone by resolution the date of the May Board. In meeting, the latter, he serves Board may elect a chairman who will then serve at the their pleasure of the President.

The Nominating Committee Chairman may appoint such Society members (in good standing) as he sees fit, to serve at his pleasure, or he may conduct business as a committee desired minimum number of candidates is one. If there are more than one members, he will need the number of vacancies. This is the minimum that requires the membership to hold at least one meeting for make a choice. Fewer than this gives the Committee impression of a closed organization that does not value member involvement—something to vote out their recommended slatebe avoided.

The Nominating Committee must obtain the written agreement Chairman may appoint such Society members as he sees fit, to stand for election and serve at his pleasure, or he may conduct business as a Director from each candidatecommittee of one. If there is more than one member, and this agreement must be submitted he will need to Headquarters not later than the Agenda deadline hold at least one meeting for the June Board meetingCommittee to vote out their recommended slate. ([[Headquarters Staff]] will arrange for a teleconference or videoconference if requested. Such agreements ) Any member in [[Good Standing]] may be withdrawn up to the time the ballots are printednominated, usually the last week save [[Directors]] continuing in office and members of JuneHeadquarters Staff.

The Committee While it is not required that candidates have and use email, that will invite each candidate to submit a written [[Candidate Statement]] greatly enhance their ability to serve effectively, and may be published with considered a requirement if the [[Ballot]]Nominating Committee so chooses. These must Residency in the United States cannot be delivered made a requirement, but a willingness to Headquarters not later than 23 June. No extention to this deadline can participate in teleconferences at the usual time may be permitted.

Candidate Statements Potential candidates should be informed that they are limited to 100 words. Statements of 101 to 110 words will be edited standing for length. Longer statements will be truncated at 100 words. If there is at least a week before the deadlineworking position, edited statements will not a ceremonial honor. They should be emailed to informed of the candidates [[Standing Rules]] concerning automatic resignations for possible revision. Candidates who do not have email, but who send a selfnon-addressed stamped envelope with thier statement will be mailed edited statements if two weeks remain before the deadlineparticipation.

The report of the Nominating Committee must be submitted to obtain the Board at the regular June meeting; this is written agreement to say that the report should stand for election and serve as a Director from each candidate, and this agreement must be submitted to Headquarters not less later than ten calendar days before the Agenda deadline for the June Board meeting. Such agreements may be withdrawn up to the time the ballots are printed, usually the last week of June.

The Nominating Committee will invite each candidate to submit a written [[Candidate Statement]] to be published with the [[Ballot]]. These must be delivered to Headquarters not later than 23 June. No extension to this deadline can be permitted. Candidate statements are not required, but have been found to be a large influence on the election of those not already on the Board. Candidate Statements are limited to 100 words. Longer statements will be truncated at 100 words. Edited statements will be emailed to the candidates for possible revision if time permits. Candidates who do not have email, but who send a self-addressed stamped envelope with their statement will be mailed edited statements if a week remains before the deadline. The report of the Nominating Committee must be submitted to the Board at the regular June meeting; this is to say that the report must be submitted to Headquarters by the Agenda deadline. Submitting in earlier months is permitted and encouraged. The Nominating Committee is not a standing committee, thus the Chairman will continue in office only until he tenders his final report, resigns , or is removed by . Removal at the appointing agencyend of the June Board meeting is automatic. It is desirable that the Nominating Committee keep a file on members contacted. This will ease the task in successive years, and may well provide ideas for committee members or chairmen. Each outgoing Nominating Chairman is responsible for the transfer of this file to his successor (if the President has named one), or to Headquarters.

*When the Nominating Committee us unable to present an adequate slate at the June Board Meeting, the Board may choose to hold the election at the [[Election Annual Meeting]]. While an effective tool that is in full compliance with the [[By-Laws]], it is a rare Annual Meeting that musters a quorum, returning the problem to the Board at their next meeting. At that time the Board must direct [[Headquarters Staff]] to utter a ballot, even if it should not have a sufficient number of candidates. (Sufficient here meaning one more than the number of vacancies.) If desired, the Board may vote (by a 4/5 majority) to reduce the number of Directors|back to Election eliminate or reduce this insufficiency. State law mandates a minimum of three Directors(which would oblige one to hold two titles, except President and Secretary may not be held by the same person). One would think that prudence would call for a minimum of five Directors so that all five senior offices might be filled by different people. In the worst-case scenario, a write-in ballot must be sent, with no slate and the number of blanks equal to the number of vacancies. In a worse-than-worst case scenario, fewer individuals will receive votes than there are vacancies. In this situation, the Board may appoint additional members; and if fewer than a quorum, they must appoint additional members. In the absolute-worst-of-all-cases scenario, they are unable to muster enough Directors to make a quorum possible. One would think the best answer in this situation would be to mail out a ballot to authorize the creation of an [[Executive Director]], and to do so. Given that the Board could not make the appointment of an Executive Director without a quorum, it would be appropriate to place a name or names on the same ballot to permit the membership to select the Executive Director.  ----  *[[Elections|back to Elections]]