ARTICLE IV / Nominating Committee
§4.1 Members and Alternates. There shall be a Nominating Committee comprised of thirteen members and five alternates. Except for the district vice presidents, who shall serve two year terms, all other members and alternates shall serve one-year terms commencing on January 1 and concluding on December 31 of each year. Members and alternates shall include the following:
(a) The District Vice Presidents.
(b) The immediate past President of the, Association, who shall serve as vice chairman of the committee.
(c) The past President of the Association two years out of such office, who shall serve as chairman of the committee
(d) The past President of the Association four years out of such office.
(e) Three alternate members of the Nominating Committee (designated “Alternate Number 1,” “Alternate Number 2” and “Alternate Number 3”), shall be appointed by the incoming President-elect. Such alternates shall not be Past Presidents of the Association. They may attend all meetings of the Nominating Committee, but they shall not be permitted to take part in discussions and shall not have a vote unless one or more of the District Vice Presidents on the Nominating Committee is absent or recused due to a conflict. In such event, Alternate Number 1 shall sit in the chair of the first absent District Vice President and shall be entitled to exercise all rights of said member, including the right to vote. Alternates Number 2 and 3 shall, in order, assume the duties of any other DVP that is absent or recused.
(f) The Past Presidents of the Association six years and eight years out of such office shall serve as alternates for the past Presidents on the Nominating Committee. They shall not attend meetings of the committee unless one or more of the Past Presidents on the committee is unwilling, unable or ineligible to serve. In such event, the past President six years out of office shall fill the first such vacancy on the committee and the past President eight years out of office shall fill the second such vacancy on the committee. If the past Presidents six and eight years out of office are unwilling, unable or ineligible to serve as alternate members of the Nominating Committee, the current President shall appoint other past Presidents to serve in such positions subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.
§4.2 Procedures. Should any member or alternate on the Nominating Committee become a candidate for any position for which the Nominating Committee is charged with submitting nominations or recommendation to the Directors, said member or alternate shall immediately recuse himself from participation on the committee with respect to such position, resign from the Nominating Committee or shall withdraw his/her name from consideration for such position.
§4.3 Nomination and Election of Directors of NAR and NAR Regional Vice President. Prior to the Winter Conference, the NAR Strategy Committee shall meet for the purpose of encouraging and preparing potential candidates for NAR positions. Potential candidates for NAR RVP and at-large NAR Director positions are encouraged to meet with the NAR Strategy Committee for the purpose of receiving guidance for their potential candidacy.
The Nominating Committee shall meet at the Winter Conference to interview and prepare a slate of candidates for the NAR Regional Vice President position when such position is to be filled by a member of the Association and at-large positions on the NAR Board of Directors to be filled by the Association in the ensuing year. The slate of candidates shall be posted prior to the Board of Directors meeting. Such slate of candidates shall be voted upon at the meeting of the Association’s Board of Directors held at the Annual Convention. The names of those nominated shall be listed in alphabetical order on the ballot.
In the event that there is more than one at-large NAR Director position to be filled, the Director candidate receiving the most votes shall be elected to the first opening, the candidate receiving the second most votes shall be elected to the second opening, and so forth until all openings are filled. If there is only one at-large NAR Director position to be filled, to be considered duly elected, a candidate must receive a majority of the total votes cast by the Directors. In the event that none of the nominees receive a majority vote on the first ballot, the nominee receiving the least number of votes shall be dropped from the ballot and another vote shall be conducted. This procedure shall be repeated as necessary until a nominee receives a majority vote.
To be considered duly elected, an RVP nominee must receive a majority of the total votes cast by the Directors. In the event that none of the nominees receive a majority vote on the first ballot, the nominee receiving the least number of votes shall be dropped from the ballot and another vote shall be conducted. This procedure shall be repeated as necessary until a nominee receives a majority vote.
§4.4 Nomination of Officers of the Association. Prior to the Board of Directors meeting held during the annual convention, the Nominating Committee shall meet to receive, consider and select nominees for the officers of the Association, including District Vice Presidents. The slate of candidates shall be posted prior to the Board of Directors meeting and the names of those so nominated shall be listed in alphabetical order on the ballot.
The election of Ohio REALTORS officers, including District Vice Presidents, shall take place at the Board of Directors meetings held during the Spring Legislative Conference following their nomination. Additional nominations for state officers may be made from the floor by any Director of the Association prior to the election at the meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that the nominees are qualified for office and are present at the meeting. All Nominees choosing to run from the floor at the Board of Directors meeting must submit their applications to the Nominating Committee for the purpose of verifying their qualifications at least 10 days prior to the date of the election.
To be considered duly elected, a nominee must receive a majority of the total votes cast by the Directors or in the case of a District Vice President, a majority of the Directors in the District the nominee is seeking to represent. In the event that none of the nominees receive a majority vote on the first ballot, the nominee receiving the least number of votes shall be dropped from the ballot and another vote shall be conducted. This procedure shall be repeated as necessary until a nominee receives a majority vote.
Ohio REALTORS Officer and District Vice President terms shall commence as provided for in Article 6, §6.2.
§4.5 Nomination of District Vice Presidents. The Nominating Committee shall consider nominations for District Vice President only from Boards located within that District or from members who hold primary membership in a Board within that District. The nominee shall stand for election only to the District Vice President position for the district in which he resides. The Nominating Committee shall not nominate a candidate for District Vice President which could potentially result in a district being represented by two District Vice Presidents who hold primary membership in the same local board. However, the nominees may hold primary membership in the same local board when no candidate from another local board within the district submits an application for the position, or when the nominees, as a result of a board merger, become primary members of the same board.