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INSNA Bylaws
(d) define non-elected positions as needed and
appoint members to these positions, possibly
including a Secretary, Treasurer, Executive
Director and Editors of Association publications .
(e) meet annually in conjunction with the Annual
Meeting of the Association and at such other times
as may be necessary on call of the President or one
third (1/3) of the Members .
(f) fill any vacancy in the Board of Directors that
may occur for any reason, by the affirmative vote
of a majority of the then members of the Board of
Directors until the next regularly scheduled
election .
(g) employ and compensate necessary personnel .
(h) expend Association funds within budget and
solicit, accept and expend special funds for special
purposes
(i) establish and make known
procedures .
its rules and
(j) be subject to the general directives and specific
limitations of the Members .
ARTICLES V . Officers
Section 1 . The Association shall have two classes
of officers : (a) officers elected by Members of the
Association, including the President, President-
Elect, and members of the Board of Directors ; (b)
officers appointed by the Board of Directors .
Section 2 . The term of service for all positions,
whether elected or appointed, is three (3) years .
Persons may be re-elected and/or re-appointed to
offices without limit .
Section 3 . The President shall be the presiding
officer of the Association and exercise all the
duties and responsibilities commonly associated
with this office, except as limited by these By-
Laws. The President's term of service shall be three
years and may be re-elected without limit .
Section 4. The President-Elect shall assume the
duties of the President in the event of absence,
death, resignation or illness of the President . The
President-Elect shall serve for three years as
President-Elect and succeed to the office of
President at the expiration of the President's term .
Section 5 . Newly elected officers shall take office
at the conclusion of the final day of the Annual
Meeting of the year in which their terms begins .
Section 6 . The Board of Directors shall have the
right, by a two thirds (2/3) vote, to remove any
officer it deems to have devoted insufficient time
to the duties of office .
ARTICLE VI. Nominations and Elections
Section 1 . Candidates for any elected Association
office may be nominated by the Board of Directors
or by a minimum of fifteen (15) Members in good
standing . All nominations must be made one
hundred and twenty (120) days in advance of the
Annual Meetings of the Association, and
communicated to the Members ninety (90) days in
advance of the Meetings .
Section 2 . The Board of Directors shall inform the
prospective nominee of the probable extent of the
burden of the office . A nomination becomes
effective only when the nominee files with the
Board a statement of willingness and ability to
devote such time to the affairs of the Association
as necessary to the effective execution of office .
ARTICLE VII. Referenda
Section 1 . A referendum may be conducted by mail
ballot at any time upon initiation of the President,
Board of Directors, or signed petition of twenty
five (25) members in good standing . A majority of
votes received shall constitute a favorable vote .
ARTICLE VIII . Balloting
Section 1 . A Member in good standing shall be
entitled to cast one (1) vote in any Association
election or referendum .
Section 2 . Ballots shall be secret and enclosed in a
signed envelope . The Board of Directors shall have
the authority to examine the eligibility of any voter .
Section 3 . Thirty (30) days shall be allowed for the