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District 18 |
| Qualifications for District Office |
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The District will appoint a Nominating
Committee of not fewer than five (5) members, one of whom shall be the Presiding
Chairman. Each member will be from a different Division. Members of this
committee shall neither participate in any campaign for District Office nor
endorse any candidate for District Office. |
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The Nominating Committee may ask candidates to
personally meet with the commit-tee. Nominating Committee deliberations,
including vote tallies,
are confidential and shall not be divulged
to anyone except the District Governor, World Headquarters, and the Board of
Directors. If the Committee invites candidates for a particular office to
appear before the Committee, it shall invite all candidates for that office. |
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No prospective candidate shall be nominated until: |
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(a)
His/Her eligibility has been verified: |
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At the time of taking office, the
District Governor shall have served at least six (6) consecutive months as Club President and at least twelve (12) consecutive months as a Lt. Governor, Division Governor, or a combination thereof. |
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At the time of taking office, the
Lt. Governor Education and the Lt. Governor Marketing shall have served at least six (6) consecutive months as Club President and at least twelve (12) consecutive months as a Lt. Governor, Division Governor, or an Area Governor or a combination thereof. |
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At the time of taking office, the
Division Governors shall have served at least six (6) consecutive months as members of a District Council. |
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The Committee must ascertain that the candidate understands the duties and responsibilities of office, is committed to fulfilling those duties and respon-sibilities, and has the skills and abilities necessary to perform successfully as an officer. |
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The Committee must ascertain that the candidate will accept such nomination, subject to the individual's rights to withdraw his/her name from such nomination at the District's Annual Business Meeting, and to be nominated from the floor as a candidate for any other Office. |
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The Committee must receive a copy of the Officer Agreement and Release Statement signed by the candidate. |
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The Nominating Committee shall vote for one or
two (1 or 2) candidates for each of the Offices of District Governor and Lt.
Governor Education and Training. The Nominating Committee shall nominate one
or more candidates for the Office of Lt. Governor of Marketing and all other
elective offices. |
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Votes of the Committee members shall be cast in written form. |
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The Chairman of the Nominating Committee shall
report the Committee's results in writing to the District Governor as soon
as possible. The District Governor shall submit the report of the Nominating
Committee in writing to all members of the District Council as soon as
possible and at least two (2) weeks before the Annual Business Meeting. |
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Additional qualified candidates may be
nominated from the floor at the District's Annual Business Meeting. |
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