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8.02 (a) Duties of Regional Directors.
Each Regional Director shall be the primary liaison with members and state associations in his or her Region. It
shall be the duty of the regional director to determine any changes in office holders of state associations as
elections are held and relay the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers to the Executive
Director. The regional director shall arrange to have an NCISS representative at state meetings and state
associations seminars/conferences or shall attend state meetings and seminars/conferences whenever possible.
The Regional Director should promote membership in NCISS, provide NCISS Your Advocate to state associations
for distribution at their meetings and obtain articles or information for articles from each state for inclusion in
the NCISS YOUR ADVOCATE. Each Regional Director shall submit semi-annual reports to the NCISS President 30
days prior to the annual conference or mid-year meeting apprising him or her of happenings in the Region and the
number of new members obtained in the region during the period. Regional Directors shall attend both regular and
national Board meetings. Regional Directors shall inform each state association of issues which NCISS is working
on and shall pass on to NCISS any needs that state associations have, which are within the scope and purview of
NCISS.

Section 8.03 Manner of Election, Term, and Qualifications.
All members of the Board of Directors shall be elected at the Council's Annual Meeting by a majority vote of the
members present and eligible to vote, except that the Immediate Past President shall automatically assume that
position immediately upon the completion of his or her term of office as President. Voting may be held by ballot or
electronically.

The officers shall be elected, and shall serve one-year terms, as specified in these Bylaws. The qualifications for
election as an officer shall be as stated in these Bylaws. Past Presidents of the Council who are Regular members
in good standing of the Council automatically assume, without need of election, the status of Past President-Ex
Officio members of the Board.

Up to three of the Regional Directors and up to two of the At-Large Directors shall be elected each year to serve for
a term of two (2) years or until his or her successor has been elected and assumes office. Any Regular member of
the Council in good standing is eligible for election as a regional member of the Board for a region. The Board of
Directors shall make provisions for the terms of Board members first elected pursuant to these revised Bylaws in
order to ensure staggered terms of office for the at-large and regional members.

No more than two members of the Board of Directors may be from the same agency or company.

Maintenance of Council Regular membership in good standing is required for the continuation of any Board member
in that capacity.

Section 8.04 Nominations.
The Nominating Committee, acting in accordance with Article X, Section 10.01 of these Bylaws, shall present to the
membership, at least thirty (30) days before the Annual Meeting, at least one (1) nomination for each seat on the
Board which is vacant or is about to expire. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at the Annual
Meeting.

Any member who is qualified to serve as an officer as described in 6.02 or willing to assume the duties of regional
director as described in 8.02(a) may submit his/her name for any office to the nominating committee.