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ARTICLE X – ELECTIONS

Section 1. Officers and Directors with the exception of Designated Directors shall be elected at the Annual Conference of the
Association in the following manner:

a) At the opening of the Annual Conference, immediately after the roll call has been taken, the membership shall decide by
motion properly made and seconded, the day and time during the Conference for the election of officers and members
of the Board of Directors.

b) Vote shall be by secret written ballot; members shall be issued ballots and shall deposit same in the ballot box.

c) Election of Officers and Directors shall be separate; after the announcement of the results of the election of Officers, the
ballots shall be distributed for the election of the Board of Directors following the same procedures as in the previous
ballot.

d) The first ballot distributed shall be for the election of the President and the First Vice President, Second Vice President,
and Third Vice President.

e) The second ballot shall not be distributed to the members until after the results of the election of Officers on the first
ballot have been announced.

f) Election shall be by a plurality of the votes cast by the members.

g) No member shall be elected to hold the office of President for more than two (2) successive terms.

Section 2. Candidates for all officer positions must be present at the Annual Meeting to be qualified for such election, unless,
in the judgment of the Board of Directors, the absence is due to extenuating circumstances, and must have served as a Director
on the Board for at least one (1) year and have been a member for at least five (5) years.

Section 3. All Officers and Employees of the Association shall be prohibited from endorsing or nominating any candidate to any
office during the pendency of the Annual Conference.

Section 4. All nominations shall be made from the floor.

Section 5. All Officers elected shall hold office for one (1) year or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Section 6. Elected members of the Board of Directors shall be elected for staggered terms of three (3) years each except as
herein provided and shall hold office until their successors are elected.

Section 7. A vacancy created in any officer position (with the exception of the President) between the Annual Conferences
shall be filled for the unexpired term of office by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. The vote may be taken by a poll
of the members of the Board through correspondence by the Chairman of the Board. All Board members shall be given the
opportunity to submit nominee(s) for the vacancy. Nominees are responsible for obtaining their own second.

Section 8. A Director may be removed from office by the vote of a majority of the members of the Association.

ARTICLE XI – MANAGEMENT

Section 1. The administration of the business affairs of the Association shall be managed and controlled by the Board of
Directors.

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