ELECTION RULES AND REGULATIONS

In accordance with Bylaws Sections 5.02 and 5.03 officers and directors will be elected at the annual meeting each year.  Four officers will be elected for a one-year term each year.  Directors will be elected for two-year terms; four directors on even-numbered years and three directors on odd-numbered years.

The rules and regulations for election of officers and directors shall be as follows:

(1)	The President’s letter in January each year shall be the official notification of a call for members of the Association who desire to serve on the Board of Directors.    

(2)   	In May of each year a reminder for members who are interested in serving on the board will be posted on the WSH website. 

(3)	In July three months prior to the Annual Meeting the President will appoint a Nominating Committee whose members will be posted on the website.  An individual who desires to serve on the Board should contact the Nominating Committee or the Board of Directors at one of their regularly scheduled meetings no later than 45 days before the Annual Meeting and shall request that they be considered for placement on the ballot to be presented to the membership.   The committee will interview all prospective candidates and draft a recommended slate of candidates for officers and directors which will be approved by a majority vote of the board.  All prospective candidates will present evidence of title that indicates that they are property owners in White Sand Harbour and meet the requirements for a member in good standing.

(4)	The Board recommended slate will be presented in the President’s letter announcing the Annual Meeting to the membership.  
  
(5)	All candidates will be presented to the membership at the Annual Meeting, including those who may be nominated from the floor.  Any member in good standing who meets the requirements of paragraph (3) above may be placed in nomination from the floor by a member of the Association and seconded by a third member.  The candidates will introduce themselves and give a brief (not to exceed two-minutes) account of their affiliation with WSH and why they wish to serve on the Board.  
 
      (6) 	A ballot will be prepared that includes all of the prospective candidates for office (with spaces to write in nominations from the floor) and distributed to the membership for their approval. 

(7)	Members who are unable to attend the meeting may designate any attending member to cast a vote(s) for them by proxy on issues before the membership as well as votes for or against any candidate.  Only members in good standing may vote and in no event shall there be more than one vote per lot.
 
(8)	The persons receiving the greatest number of votes for the positions of officers and directors shall be elected.