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

Article XII
State Officers

Section 3: The President-Elect of State associations with fewer Section 3: In the event that candidates for State President-
than twenty (20) active members shall be appointed by the Elect cannot be identified to run for election required by the
National President with the recommendation of the State and national timeline, the National President shall consult the
Region Presidents. He/She shall serve a term of two years Region President in order to appoint a State President-Elect
beginning on July 1 of odd-numbered years. At the end of his/ to fill the position. At the end of their term, the President-
her term, the President-Elect shall automatically succeed to the Elect shall automatically succeed to the office of President
office of President. and an election will be held for the next President-Elect.

Section 4: The President shall serve a term of two years Section 4: The President shall serve a term of two years beginning
beginning on July 1 of odd-numbered years. At the end of his/ on July 1 of odd-numbered years. State Presidents must work
her term, the President shall automatically succeed to the office or reside in the state to which they are elected. At the end of
of the Past President. In the event of a vacancy in the office of his/her their term, the President shall automatically succeed to
President, the Past President or President-Elect shall serve the the office of Past President. In the event of a vacancy in the office
balance of the unexpired term at the discretion of the National of President, the Past President or President-Elect shall serve the
President with the recommendation of the Region President. balance of the unexpired term at the discretion of the National
President with the recommendation of the Region President.

Section 5: State Presidents may serve no more than two Section 5: State Presidents shall serve no more than four
consecutive terms, but may be re-elected or re-appointed after consecutive years in the office of President. A regular term
a lapse of one or more terms. is defined as two years as President-Elect, two years as
President, and two years as Past President. Exceptions to this
article must be approved by a vote of the National Board
based on the recommendation of the Region President.

Article XII
Meetings

Section 1: Business meetings of the Association may be held as Section 1: Business meetings of the Association may be held as
needed at a time and place to be determined by the National needed at a time and place to be determined by the National
Board. Board. Business meetings of the Association shall be called by
the National President.

Section 8: An assembly of Region and State Presidents shall Section 8: An assembly of Region and State Presidents shall meet
meet at the National Leadership Conference. The meeting shall at the annual National Leadership Conference. The meeting shall
be called and chaired by the National President. be called and chaired by the National President.

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