Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Illinois - University Library

302 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS ) N Tu ^ cla J'>
I Nov. 18. 1913.
Sec. 3. Should such vacancy occur, by resignation or otherwise,
in any of the elective offices of the Grand Lodge, not otherwise provided
for. the Grand Master, or, in his absence, the Deputy Grand
Master, shall appoint a member of the Grand Lodge to fill such
vacancy until the next regular session of the Grand Lodge, and he
shall be entitled to all the honors and emoluments of the office, as
though elected by the Grand Lodge.
Sec. 4. Nomination of candidates for Grand Officers may be made
by any Past Grand transmitting the name of any Past Grand eligible
for office to the Grand Master, stating the office for which he is nominated,
at any time prior to the first day of May. The Grand Master
shall, immediately after the first day of June, transmit to each Past
Grand nominated a notice of his nomination, requesting his acceptance
or declination of the same; and, if he accepts, he shall furnish the
Grand Master with the notice of his acceptance and a certificate of
good standing in his Subordinate Lodge; failing to do so, the Grand
Master shall not place his name on the ticket. On the first of June
the Grand Master shall transmit to the Grand Secretary the names of
all Past Grands who have accepted nominations; and the Grand Secre-
tary shall, before July 1st, transmit to the several Lodges, together
with suitable election blanks, the names of all the nominees who
have accepted the nominations, and the locations of the respective
Lodges in which they hold membership, stating the several offices for
which they were nominated; provided, that no Past Grand can accept
the nomination or be a candidate for more than one office at the same
time.
Sec. 5. At the last regular meeting of each Subordinate Lodge in
the month of July, the Past Grands in good standing of such Lodge
shall be entitled to vote by ballot for Grand Officers. The tellers
shall be furnished by the Secretary with a list of all Past Grands of
the Lodge who are not more than thirteen weeks in arrears for dues,
and no Past Grand shall be permitted to vote whose name does not
appear in said list; provided, if any Past Grand whose name has been
omitted shall pay his dues so as to make him less than thirteen weeks
in arrears for dues at the time, he shall be allowed, on presenting a
receipt to that effect, to have his name added to said list and to cast
his vote. Immediately after the reading of the minutes the Noble
Grand shall appoint two tellers from among the members of the Lodge,
and thereupon declare the ballot open, and the same shall remain
open until the order of business of "Good of the Order" shall have
been reached, when the ballot shall be declared closed; whereupon the
tellers, assisted by the Secretary, and under the supervision of the
Noble Grand, shall count the votes in open Lodge and announce the
result, and a record thereof shall be entered upon the minutes. The