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Article VIII. National Board

Section 1: The National Board shall consist of the Executive Committee, the Region Presidents, the National Chair for the Committee
on Choral Repertoire and Resources, and the Chair of the Diversity Initiatives National Standing Committee. The Industry
Representative and Executive Director shall be ex-officio, non-voting members of the National Board.

Section 2: In the event that a Region President cannot attend a National Board meeting, they shall inform the National President and
may give the Region President-Elect written authorization to vote as their proxy.

Article IX. National Past Presidents’ Advisory Council

Section 1: There shall be a Past Presidents’ Advisory Council consisting of the National Past Presidents of the Association. The National
Past Presidents’ Advisory Council is chaired by the immediate National Past President. The Advisory Council meets at least
biennially to serve as the nominating committee for the next National President-Elect and determines special awards for
the national conference.

Section 2: In the event that the immediate National Past President is unable to serve as Chair, the National President, with the
approval of the National Board, shall appoint a person from the National Past Presidents’ Advisory Council to serve as the
Chair.

Article X. Region Officers

Section 1: The officers for each Region shall consist of at least a President, a President-Elect, and a Past President.

Section 2: The Region President-Elect shall be elected by ballot, as provided in the Bylaws. The Presidents-Elect of the Regions shall
serve terms of two years beginning on July 1 of even-numbered years. At the end of their term, the President-Elect shall
automatically succeed to the office of President.

Section 3: The Region President shall serve a term of two years. At the end of their term, the President shall automatically succeed
to the office of Past President. Region Presidents must reside or work in the region to which they are elected. In the
event of a vacancy in the office of President, the Past President shall serve the balance of the unexpired term. If the Past
President cannot serve, the President-Elect shall serve the balance of the expired term. Region Presidents shall serve as
voting members of the National Board during their term of office. The retiring Past President shall chair the Region Past
Presidents’ Advisory Council for a term of two years.

Section 4: Should circumstances warrant, a Region President may be removed from office upon recommendation of the National
President with the approval of the National Board. Any vacancy thus occurring shall be filled by recommendation of the
Executive Committee with approval of the National Board.

Article XI. Region Past Presidents’ Advisory Council

Section 1: There shall be a Region Past Presidents’ Advisory Council in each Region consisting of the Past Presidents of the Region.
The Region Past Presidents’ Advisory Council is chaired by the immediate Region Past President. The Advisory Council
meets at least biennially to serve as the nominating committee for the next Region President-Elect and determines special
awards for the regional conference.

Section 2: In the event that the immediate Region Past President is unable to serve as the Chair, the Region President, with the
approval of the Region Board, shall appoint a person from the Region Past Presidents’ Advisory Council to serve as Chair.

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