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Bylaws of the AOC
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ARTICLE V: OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 1. The Board of Directors shall consist of the following: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and three (3) Directors.

Section 2. No member of the Board shall serve in more than one office at any time, except to fill a temporary vacancy on the Board.

Section 3. During the first business meeting of each calendar year, the Board shall, by a simple majority, nominate and elect one Board member to each of the Board offices. Board Officers may serve successive one-year terms at the will of a majority of the Board.

ARTICLE VI: ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD

Section 1. Nominations for the Board shall be submitted to the membership by the nominating committee who is appointed by the President. This shall occur during the last general meeting of the election year to be held no later than the month of November. Additional nominations may be made from the floor at said meeting.

Section 2. The election of the Board shall be determined by written ballot and shall require a majority of the votes cast. If there is but a single nominee for any office and the nominee references a majority vote of the members present at the meeting held for nominations, the written ballot may be dispensed with and the nominee elected.

Section 3. Newly elected Directors shall assume their duties on January 1st, to serve for 24 calendar months. Directors may appoint, from the general membership, a person or persons to fill the balance of a vacated office for the duration of the unexpired term. If the position to be filled is that of an Officer, after the new member is appointed, the Board shall nominate elect a Board member to fill that position.

Section 4. Elections shall be conducted by the Board and audited by three (3) general members who are not candidates in the election they are auditing. Election results shall be recorded in the minutes of the next Board meeting.

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