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FDLC Board of Directors Elections

Article 5.     Election of Board Members

Article 5.1.       All elections shall be conducted under the auspices of the Board of Directors through the Executive Director working in conjunction with the Regional Representatives of the regions in which elections are being conducted.

Article 5.2.       At the time of nomination each nominee must belong to the diocesan liturgical commission, worship office, or comparable diocesan structure of a member diocese.

Article 5.3.       Elections shall be conducted as follows:

Article 5.3.1.      The Executive Director shall inform all Board members concerning the persons whose terms are expiring and which regions are to hold elections.

Article 5.3.2.      The Board member not up for reelection shall canvass in written form each member diocese of the region for nominations and the names of two diocesan electors.

Article 5.3.3.      Each member diocese may submit no more than two candidates, provided these persons have indicated their willingness to be candidates and meet the requirements of Article 5.2. No diocese shall be required to submit candidates.

Article 5.3.4.      In this canvass, the Board member not up for election will list for the region the responsibilities of a Regional Representative/Board Member as specified in the Bylaws, Article 4.3, 4, and 5, and should inform any potential candidates of the dates of the October and January Board meetings.

Article 5.3.5.      The electors for each diocese are the two persons designated in the response to the canvass (Article 5.3.2).

Article 5.3.6.      After the canvass is completed, the Board member not up for election shall send the completed list of nominees and electors to the Executive Director by a determined date. In the absence of a written response to the canvass, the persons designated as contact persons in the current FDLC directory shall be the electors.

Article 5.3.7.      The Executive Director shall prepare ballots for each election, using the information provided.

Article 5.3.8.      Only member dioceses may vote for a Regional Representative.

Article 5.3.9.      The official ballot and return envelope will be sent to the two electors of each member diocese.

Article 5.3.10.  This ballot will be sent not less than 120 days before the day on which the new members are to assume office. Ballots must be received by the National Office within 30 days of this mailing.

Article 5.3.11.  The person who receives more than one half of the votes cast shall be elected.

Article 5.3.12.  If no one person receives more than one-half the votes cast, there shall be a run-off in that region. A ballot with the two persons with the highest number of votes (and any other person with the same number of votes as the second highest) shall be sent to each diocesan elector not less than 90 days before the day on which the new members are to assume office. The ballots must be received by the National Office within 30 days of their distribution. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes will be declared elected. In the event of a tie, the choice will be decided by lot overseen by the Executive Director.

Article 5.3.13.  The Executive Director shall notify the membership of the results of the elections.

Article 5.4.       When the offices of both representatives from one region are up for election, the Executive Director of the FDLC shall designate someone in the region to assume the duties normally carried out by the Board member not up for reelection.

Article 5.5.       When the offices of both representatives from one region are up for election, only one term shall be filled at a time, beginning with the longer term and proceeding to the shorter term, without going through a canvass as specified in Article 5.3 a second time.

Article 5.6.       The term of office shall be four years; one-half of the Board shall be elected every two years. The term of office for an existing Board continues until the end of the National Meeting. The Board-elect meets at the time of the National Meeting to elect officers, establish committees and prepare for the January Board meeting The new board officially begins its term of office at the conclusion of the National Meeting.

Article 5.7.       Vacancies on the Board of Directors, for whatever reason, shall be filled by the person who received the second highest number of votes in the last election held in the region where the vacancy exists. Should that individual either no longer be eligible or not wish to serve on the Board of Directors, then the vacancy shall be filled according to Article 5.3.

Article 5.7.1.      If the unexpired term is one year or more, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.

Article 5.7.2.      If the unexpired term is less than one year, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term and a full four-year term according to Article 5.3.

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