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Section 3: The Region President-Elect may serve as Co-Chair of the Region Conference, may appoint appropriate committees as
needed for planning and executing Region activities, and shall perform other duties as assigned by the Region President.

Section 4: The Region immediate Past President shall serve as an advisor to other Region officers. 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 unexpired term

Section 5: The Region Treasurer shall manage funds for Region operations, including disbursements to State Presidents and R&R
Chairs within the Region, in accordance with established fiscal policies. Accounting of such disbursements shall be
submitted annually to the National Secretary-Treasurer.

Article XI. Duties of State Chapter Presidents

Section 1: The State President shall serve as the chief executive officer for the State and shall be responsible for the implementation of
the ACDA activities in the State. They shall appoint R&R Coordinators and Chairs, newsletter editor, conference committee,
and all other committee chairs for the State. They shall appoint a membership chair for the state.

Section 2: Each State President shall participate in meetings of the assembly of State Presidents at the 12 Region and National levels.

Section 3: The State President-Elect shall assist the President in the administration of the State Association and assume other duties
as assigned by the State President.

Section 4: The State Past President shall serve as advisor to other State officers.

Section 5: The State Treasurer is appointed by the State President, whose term of office will coincide with that of the State President.
A State Treasurer may be appointed or reappointed, upon review each time by the incoming State President. They shall
manage the funds for all state operations in accordance with established fiscal policies. The State Treasurer is responsible
for on-time coordination of payment of expenses and reporting to the National Office.

Article XII. Multiple Offices

Section 1: No State, Region, or National officer or chair or member of a National Standing Committee shall hold more than one of
these positions at the same time.

Article XIII. Committees

Section 1: There shall be seven standing committees:

1) International Activities, 2) Research and Publications, 3) Composition Initiatives, 4) Education and Communication,
5) Advocacy and Collaboration, 6) Diversity Initiatives, and 7) Choral Repertoire and Resources

Section 1a: The International Activities Committee shall oversee all international projects of the association.

Section 1b: The Research and Publications Committee shall oversee all publications and research projects of the
association. The Choral Journal Editorial Board shall serve as a sub-committee responsible to solicit and review submissions
to the Choral Journal. The Editors of the Choral Journal and the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing will
serve as ex-officio members of the Research & Publication Committee. The Committee shall give guidance on issues
regarding the ACDA Archives.

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