NOMINATING

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NOMINATING
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SANDRA HUNT 2009 TEXAS STATE CHAPTER PRESIDENT
NUTS BOLTS OF NOMINATING FOR IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENTS
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• WHO SERVES ON THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
• Four (4) Active (REALTOR) Members Chair
• Must have been a Member for at least
• three years (refer to your Bylaws)
• Most recent Past President able to serve shall be
• Chairman

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• One (1) member shall be elected by the
• Governing Board from its membership
• Three (3) members from General
• Membership plus two (2) alternates
  (Alt 1, Alt 2)
• Past President (totals 5) (Plus Alternates)

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• Alternates
• Alternates should be elected from the
• General Membership and designated as
• Alternate 1 and Alternate 2

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• Alternates serve only in the
• ABSENCE
• of a committee member

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• When are these members elected?????
• Your Nominating Committee is Elected at
• the same time you elected your Officers for
• the incoming year.

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• Nominating Committee members shall not serve
  successive
• terms except for those designated alternates who
  were not required to serve as committee members

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• DUTIES OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
• Send out notices asking for Nominations
• (Chair)
• Conduct Interviews with each Candidate
• (Committee)
• It is the Responsibility of the Committee to
  Select at least one (1) person for each office

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• Interviews need to be made timely with advanced
  questions sent to the Candidates
• Each person on the Nominating Committee asks a
  different question
• Add one question
• that was not provided

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• Chairman may elect to vote or not vote
• Chairman has the authority to vote for
• one office and not vote for the next
• Chairman must vote in case of tie

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• Make a Decision before leaving
• Chair to call everyone that interviewed
• To let them know the outcome
• Be sure to thank them for their service and
• always encourage them to run again

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• Chair
• Notifies the Secretary and President of the
• Slate with the understanding of confidentiality

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• Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot
  easier 'n puttin' it back in.

• (The Nominating Slate is Kept Confidential until
  Every Candidate Has Been Called)

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• Chair Responsibilities continued
• Nominating Chair Presents a report to the
  Secretary in writing or via e-mail

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• NOTICE
• Secretary notices to Membership in writing
• or via e-mail at least ten (10) days before
• (see bylaws) the Election Meeting.

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• Election Meeting
• President asks the Chair to give Report from the
  Nominating Committee
• President then presents the Slate of Candidates
  for Election

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• President starts with the Office of President -
  the President-Elect
• automatically moves up
• President then moves to the President-Elect
  position - Names the person that came out of
  Nominating

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• President then must ask (1) Are there any
  nominations from the Floor
• (2) Are there any nomination from the floor
• (3) Are there any nominations from the floor

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• Nominations from the floor must be
• made by an Active (Realtor) Member
• No name shall be placed in nomination
• without the consent of the nominee.

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• If running from the floor
• 1- Must have signed a consent to serve form
• 2- Must meet the criteria for the position
• 3- Each person running has three minutes for a
  speech with Candidate being first.

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• REMEMBER
• EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW IS
• FOUND IN THE
• LPPM
• (Leadership Policy and Procedure Manual)
• Pages 70-71

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