American Society for Public Administration National Capital Area Chapter

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Selected By Laws:

Section 1: Eligibility

Any member of the Chapter is eligible for nomination as a Chapter Officer or Director.

Section 2: Term of Office

A. The President-Elect shall become the President and serve a one-year term.

B. Officers: The Vice-President (President-Elect), Secretary, and Treasurer shall be elected annually by a secret mail ballot of the Chapter membership for a one-year term.

C. Directors of the Board: Six of the Directors shall be elected each year for a two-year term.

D. Officers and Directors of the Board may serve no more than two consecutive full terms in that office, except that after one term the Vice-President (President Elect) shall automatically succeed to the presidency as provided in the By-laws.

Section 3: Nomination and Election Procedures

A. There shall be a Nominating Committee which shall propose, to the Board of Directors, nominees for each position.

B. Additional nominations may be placed on the ballot by petition of three percent (3%) of the membership, by a process prescribed by the Board.

C. Elections shall be by secret mail ballot, supervised by a Board of Elections.

D. Timely notice shall be given to the membership of the full electoral process, so that each member has the opportunity to propose nominees and to vote in each annual Chapter election. The membership shall receive at least thirty (30) days notice of the nomination schedule before the Nominating Committee reports to the Board.

E. The Board of Directors shall establish procedures For the guidance of the Nominating Committee and Election Board.

F. The Board of Directors shall provide adequate funds each year to conduct the election process.

G. Chapter officers, Nominating Committee members, and Election Board members may not publicly endorse any nominee for Chapter elective office between the closing date for official nominations and the deadline for ballot returns.

Section 4: Representation and Affirmative Action

It is the goal of the Chapter to achieve membership and representation or student, new professional, women, racial, and ethnic minority public administrators (without discrimination as to age). Representation on the Chapter Board of Directors, Committees, and affiliate groups should reflect the diversity of public administration professionals in the jurisdictional of the Chapter.

Section 5: Notification of Results

The membership shall be notified in writing of the results of the annual election by the end of the program year. Newly elected Officers and Directors shall resume office on the first day of the new program year.

Section 6: Recommendations to National Nominating Committee

The Board of Directors may recommend to the National ASPA Nominating Committee persons worthy of recommendation by the Board on behalf of the Chapter as National ASPA candidates for President-Elect and for Council members of the National society.

Section 7: Vacancies
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