ARTICLE X

Nominating and Election Committee

1. A Nominating and Election Committee shall be appointed by the President, with the

approval of the National Executive Board, at least sixty (60) days prior to the National

Membership Meeting where elections will be held.

2. It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to recruit and nominate a slate of board

members and officers to the membership for election or re-election in accordance with

the established procedures.  Other nominations may be made from the floor at the

National Membership Meeting.

3. It shall be the responsibility of the Nominating and Election Committee to notify all

members in good standing of the proposed slate, at least thirty (30) days prior to the

National Membership Meeting. Such notice shall be by mail and shall state the following

information:

(a) Date of National Membership Meeting;

(b) Time and place of National Membership Meeting;

(c) Number of board members to be elected.

4. No member of the Nominating and Election Committee shall be a candidate for

office.

5. In the event that any member of the Nominating and Election Committee shall become a

candidate for office he/she shall immediately resign from this committee.

6. No member shall be eligible for election to a national, state or chapter office of this

organization unless he/she shall have been in continuous good standing with the National

LCLAA, a local and state chapter, where they exist, and his/her union for a period of

twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the election.  A member in good

standing is a member who has paid their dues by March 31 of each year. This criteria will

not be applied to the establishment of a new state or local chapter. This criteria will not

be applied where none of the nominated candidates meet the criteria at state or local

chapter election. In these cases the matter will be referred to the National Office of

LCLAA for resolution.

ARTICLE XI

Term of Office

1. Beginning in the year 2002, the National Executive Board Members and Officers shall

serve a term of four (4) years, starting on the first day of elections at the National

Membership Meeting, and shall continue to serve until their successors are elected.

2. All properties and assets of the organization in possession of each outgoing officer must

be relinquished to his/her appropriate successor, or to a designated representative of the

National Office of LCLAA.

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