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Article VIII: Elections
Section 1: Officers
1.1 Election of the Officers shall be by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
1.2 In the event that there is only one nomination for a Board position, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
1.3 Letters of nomination for Office shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Post-Production Meeting.
1.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
1.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
1.6 Officers shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Officer. Voting shall proceed as follows: If there are more than two nominees for a position, a primary election may be necessary to reach a true majority vote. An initial election will be held. If the winner of that election did not receive a true majority of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will then run against one-another only. Results of the initial vote will not be divulged to anyone before the final vote has been tallied and announced to the Members of the Company present at the meeting; if only two members run for a position, the winner will receive a majority vote and therefore no second election is necessary.
1.7 Two Members may share an Office, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as an officer.
1.8 After a singular member has held the same office position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same office position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
Section 2: Directing Staff
2.1 Election of the Directing Staff for the Production shall be by secret ballot at the Thanksgiving Meeting, with the exception of the General Director who shall be elected by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
2.2 In the event that there is only one nomination for a Directorship, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
2.3 Letters of nomination for positions of Directorship shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Thanksgiving Meeting.
2.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
2.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
2.6 Directors shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Director.
2.7 Two Members may share a Directorship, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as a Director.
2.8 After a singular member has held the same directing position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same directing position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
Section 3: Standing Committee Heads
3.1 Election of the Standing Committee Heads shall be by secret ballot as follows:
3.3 Letters of nomination for Standing Committee Head positions shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior their respective meetings.
3.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
3.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
3.6 Standing Committee Heads shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Committee Head.
3.7 Two Members may share a Committee Head Position, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as a Committee Head.
3.8 After a singular member has held the same committee head position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same committee head position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
3.9 If a committee head position is not filled and the officer stated in Article VI Section 3 for said position is unable to fully commit to the responsibilities, they may elect the committee head’s ineligible members at the discretion of the executive board.
Section 4: Play Reading Committee
4.1 Election of the Play Reading Committee members shall be by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
4.2 In the event that there are four or fewer nominations, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
4.3 Letters of nomination for positions on the Play Reading Committee shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Post-Production Meeting.
4.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
4.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
4.6 Play Reading Committee members shall then be elected from the pool of all nominees. Every member must cast four votes, and no person may vote more than once for a single nominee.
4.7 Members may not share a seat on the Play Reading Committee, with the exception of co-Producers and co-Directors who are elected separately from the rest of the Play Reading Committee. Members who share a seat in this manner shall then have half a vote each when voting as part of the Play Reading Committee.
4.8 In the event that one or more members of the Play Reading Committee are later elected to a Director position, the “vacant” seats shall be filled as quickly as possible by the Producer from the pool of Play Reading Committee applicants until the total membership of the Play Reading Committee (including the Producer) is ten people.
4.9 In the event that there are fewer than four applicants for the Play Reading Committee seats, it is the responsibility of the Producer to seek out additional members, who may be directly added at his or her discretion.
Section 1: Officers
1.1 Election of the Officers shall be by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
1.2 In the event that there is only one nomination for a Board position, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
1.3 Letters of nomination for Office shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Post-Production Meeting.
1.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
1.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
1.6 Officers shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Officer. Voting shall proceed as follows: If there are more than two nominees for a position, a primary election may be necessary to reach a true majority vote. An initial election will be held. If the winner of that election did not receive a true majority of the votes, the two candidates with the most votes will then run against one-another only. Results of the initial vote will not be divulged to anyone before the final vote has been tallied and announced to the Members of the Company present at the meeting; if only two members run for a position, the winner will receive a majority vote and therefore no second election is necessary.
1.7 Two Members may share an Office, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as an officer.
1.8 After a singular member has held the same office position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same office position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
Section 2: Directing Staff
2.1 Election of the Directing Staff for the Production shall be by secret ballot at the Thanksgiving Meeting, with the exception of the General Director who shall be elected by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
2.2 In the event that there is only one nomination for a Directorship, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
2.3 Letters of nomination for positions of Directorship shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Thanksgiving Meeting.
2.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
2.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
2.6 Directors shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Director.
2.7 Two Members may share a Directorship, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as a Director.
2.8 After a singular member has held the same directing position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same directing position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
Section 3: Standing Committee Heads
3.1 Election of the Standing Committee Heads shall be by secret ballot as follows:
- Thanksgiving Meeting: Internet
- Christmas Meeting: Bylaw and Fundraising
- Easter Meeting: Historian, Education, and Alumni
- Pre-Production: Social Activities
3.3 Letters of nomination for Standing Committee Head positions shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior their respective meetings.
3.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
3.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
3.6 Standing Committee Heads shall then be elected from among all nominees, with a true majority of voting Members determining the Committee Head.
3.7 Two Members may share a Committee Head Position, but each Member shall then have half a vote when voting as a Committee Head.
3.8 After a singular member has held the same committee head position twice, they are no longer eligible to run for said position. Similarly, the same combination of two members cannot share the same committee head position for more than two seasons. The member will have the opportunity to hold said position if they share it with an eligible member or can simply mentor and provide ideas to the new position holder.
3.9 If a committee head position is not filled and the officer stated in Article VI Section 3 for said position is unable to fully commit to the responsibilities, they may elect the committee head’s ineligible members at the discretion of the executive board.
Section 4: Play Reading Committee
4.1 Election of the Play Reading Committee members shall be by secret ballot at the Post-Production Meeting.
4.2 In the event that there are four or fewer nominations, the secret ballot may be waived by the Chair.
4.3 Letters of nomination for positions on the Play Reading Committee shall be submitted to the current Executive Committee of the Board of Directors prior to the Post-Production Meeting.
4.4 The nomination letters shall be presented to the company at that meeting.
4.5 Nominations off the floor shall also be considered by Membership at that meeting.
4.6 Play Reading Committee members shall then be elected from the pool of all nominees. Every member must cast four votes, and no person may vote more than once for a single nominee.
4.7 Members may not share a seat on the Play Reading Committee, with the exception of co-Producers and co-Directors who are elected separately from the rest of the Play Reading Committee. Members who share a seat in this manner shall then have half a vote each when voting as part of the Play Reading Committee.
4.8 In the event that one or more members of the Play Reading Committee are later elected to a Director position, the “vacant” seats shall be filled as quickly as possible by the Producer from the pool of Play Reading Committee applicants until the total membership of the Play Reading Committee (including the Producer) is ten people.
4.9 In the event that there are fewer than four applicants for the Play Reading Committee seats, it is the responsibility of the Producer to seek out additional members, who may be directly added at his or her discretion.