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PORTLAND METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

5331 SW Macadam Ave. #207, Portland OR 97239

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ARTICLE XIII - ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 1. Nominations. At least five (5) months before the annual election, the President shall appoint an Elections Committee. The purpose of the Elections Committee shall be: 1) to review and make changes, if any, to the minimum qualifications for candidates for each position, subject to PMAR Board of Director approval, and 2) to review and make changes, if any, to the campaign and election guidelines, subject to PMAR Board of Director approval. At least four (4) months before the annual election, the general membership shall be advised of all vacant elective positions for the ensuing year, as well as the minimum criteria required to be placed on the ballot to fill said positions. The Elections Committee shall review all applications for vacant positions to ensure that the minimum established criteria are met by each candidate. Upon request the names of all eligible candidates for upcoming elective positions shall be available to the membership immediately upon certification. Certified candidates shall be placed on a ballot and must be submitted in writing to the President and the REALTOR® Membership at least forty-five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting.

Section 2. Balloting. All elections held in accordance with this Article shall be by ballots, and said ballots shall be authenticated, per Association policy, no later than the Annual Meeting, in August of each year. Votes may be cast in person, by mail, or by fax by REALTOR® Members in good standing. In instances when two (2) or more members are on the ballot for the same office, election shall be by plurality vote on the first ballot. There shall be no voting by proxy. Tie votes for positions shall be determined by lot. In cases where more than one person is to be elected to the same type of office, the individual(s) with the higher(est) number of votes shall be elected.

Section 3. Removal of Officers and Directors. A Director, except as provided in Section 6 of Article XII, or an Officer may be removed from office in the following manner:

A petition requesting the removal of an Officer or Director, signed by not less than one-third (1/3) of the voting Directors, shall be filed with the President, or, if the President is the subject of the petition, with the next ranking Officer, and shall specifically set forth the reasons the subject thereof is to be removed from further service.

Not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) days after the petition is filed, a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held, and the primary business of the meeting shall be to consider the charges against the Officer or Director who is the subject of the petition and to render a decision on such petition.

Notice of the special meeting shall be given to all voting members of the Board of Directors at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, which shall be conducted by the President, unless the President's continued service in office is being considered at the meeting, in which case the next ranking Officer will conduct the meeting.

The Officer or Director who is the subject of the petition for removal from office shall have the right to be present at the Board of Directors meeting and to testify, if desired.

Provided a quorum is present, a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the Directors present and voting shall be required for removal from office.


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