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Article VI: Officers

Sec. 1

The Officers of this Club shall be a Club President, a Vice President Education, a Vice President Membership, a Vice President Public Relations, a Club Secretary, a Club Treasurer (or a Club Secretary/Treasure), a Sergeant at Arms, and the Immediate Past Club President.

Sec. 2

In addition to the Officers provided in this Constitution, this Club may have such other Officers as may be provided in the Bylaws of this Club, but Toastmasters International credit toward any educational award is limited to service as a Club Officer named in this Constitution.

Sec. 3

Officers shall serve for terms of one(1) year, provided that if, and only if, this Club meets weekly throughout the year, this Club may provide in its Bylaws that Officers shall for half-year terms. The terms of Officers serving an annual term shall commence at 12:01 a.m. on July 1 and end on June 30 at midnight. The terms of Officers serving a half-year term shall either commence at 12:01 a.m. on July 1 and end on December 31 at midnight, or commence at 12:01 a.m. on January 1 and end on June 30 at midnight.

Sec. 4

Except for the Immediate Past Club President, the Officers of this Club shall be elected by the active individual members of this Club. If the office of Immediate Past Club President is vacated for any reason, it shall stay vacant for the remainder of the term.

Sec. 5

Nominations for Club Officers shall be made by a Club Nominating Committee appointed by the Club President at least two (2) weeks prior to the election. This Committee shall consist of three (3) active individual members. This Committee shall present its report at the regular business meeting immediately preceding the business meeting at which the election is to take place, and shall present only the names of active individual members who have consented to serve if elected. Further nominations may be made from the floor at the time of the election by any active individual member. All elections shall be by secret ballot, unless a secret ballot is dispensed with by unanimous vote, with a majority vote of all active individual members present and voting necessary to elect each Officer. The Chairman of the club Nominating Committee shall be the Immediate Past Club President, unless the best interests of the Club require otherwise.

Sec. 6

For Officers who serve terms of one (1) year, elections shall be held at the first meeting in May in each year, to take office the following July. For Officers who serve terms of a half-year, elections shall be held at the first meetings in May and November in each year, to take office the following July or January, respectively.

Sec. 7

Any Officer of this Club may resign, provided that any such resignation must be made in writing and delivered to the Club President or Club Secretary. Unless any such resignation is, by its terms, effective on a later date, it shall be effective on delivery to such Club Officer, and no acceptance by this Club shall be required to make it effective. Any Officer of this Club may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by majority vote of all active individual members present and voting at a business meeting of this Club.

Sec. 8

Any vacancy in an Office, except for the Immediate Past Club President, shall be filled by a special election held at the next business meeting following the announcement of the vacancy.

Sec. 9

Club Presidents elected for a term of one (1) year may not be re-elected for a successive term. Club Presidents elected for a term of a half-year may be re-elected for one successive term of a half-year.