other current Governor, and three (3) Equity Members nominated by the committee Chairperson and approved by the Board. Members of the Nominations Committee will serve for a term of one year or until their successors are appointed and qualified. Unless specifically requested by the Board, the Nominations Committee will not nominate candidates to fill any vacancies occurring by reason of death, resignation or otherwise.
Section 4.2.4 Nomination Procedures . The following provisions are the only means by which nominations for candidates to stand for election to the Board may be made.
(a) Individuals qualified to be Governors as prescribed in Section 4.2.2 who are interested in serving as a Governor must obtain an application from the Club ’ s business office and complete and return that application to the Club ’ s business office no later than the last Club business day of November of each calendar year. The Nominations Committee and the Board shall be notified of the applicants for Governor by the first business day of December of each calendar year. The Nominations Committee may choose to conduct formal interviews of all such candidates during the month of December of each calendar year if the number of candidates exceeds the number of open positions by no more than two. (b) (c) The Nominations Committee, by majority vote, will recommend the names of candidates for election to the Board and submit the names to the Board for ratification and to submit to Equity Members for voting at the Annual Meeting. The Nominations Committee shall submit the names to the Board by the third Friday of December, or December 21 st , which ever is earlier. The number of candidates presented by the Nominations Committee for· election may exceed the number of open positions by no more than two (2). Ten percent (10%) or more of the total number of Equity Members entitled to vote who are not on the Nominations Committee or the Board may also nominate candidates for the Board for the following year, by petition signed by them and filed with the Secretary no later than the last business day of December of the present year. The names of any such nominees, after having been certified by the Secretary that they are qualified for election and have been nominated in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws, shall be posted in accordance with these Bylaws. (d) (e) A final submission of all candidates approved by the Board and/or submitted by Member petition shall be published in the Club ’ s monthly publications and/or on the Club website more than 30 days prior to the Equity Members ’ Annual Meeting, Section 4.2.5 Election of Governors . At the Annual Meeting, the Equity Members shall elect members to the Board from the candidates presented. Those candidates receiving the highest number of votes up to the number of Governors to be elected shall be deemed elected. The Equity Members shall elect that number of new Governors. Section 4.2.6 Term . Governors shall serve for a term of three (3) years or until their death, resignation, or removal. No Governor shall be elected to more than one (1) consecutive term. An Equity Member who completes their term as a Governor shall then be required to go off
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