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Elections Policy
A.
The elected positions of the Lodge shall consist of the Lodge Chief,
Lodge Program Vice-Chief, Administrative Vice-Chief, Communications Vice-Chief,
Finance Vice-Chief, and Chapter Chiefs.
B.
Chapter Chiefs are elected by their respective Chapters. Chapter Vice-Chiefs
will be elected by their respective Chapters no later than the Lodge Annual
Banquet.
A.
Must be currently registered in Scouting, in the Council that charters
the Lodge.
B.
Being in good standing in the Lodge.
C.
Be younger that 21 years of age for the entire term of office.
D.
Must be member of the geographic area for the office (i.e. Chapter).
E.
Be approved by the Lodge or Staff Adviser.
A.
All nominations will be entertained at the annual Lodge election during
the Spring Fellowship.
B.
A nomination by a youth member and seconded by another youth member,
both in good standing is required for candidacy.
C.
Prospective candidate must accept or decline the nomination.
A.
Primary election shall happen at the annual Spring Fellowship for all
elected positions.
B.
Should a position remain vacant after the primary election, a secondary
election shall be held at another event before the annual Lodge Banquet.
A.
The election shall be conducted by a youth member in good standing of
the Lodge. This youth member shall not be a candidate for an elected position. B. The election shall be witnessed by the Lodge or Staff Adviser.
C.
Ballots shall be made available to all members of the Lodge.
D.
Absentee ballots must be mailed into the Scout Service Center or designated
address prior to the election date. No hand delivered ballots will be accepted
at the elections.
E.
Ballots shall be counted by the youth conducting the election and the
Lodge or Staff Adviser witnessing the election.
F.
All ballots shall be kept by the Lodge Adviser until all elected positions
have be installed.
A.
Installation of the Lodge Chief shall be performed by the outgoing Lodge
Chief.If the outgoing Lodge Chief is not available to perform this duty,
a Section or National Officer will be asked to perform the duty.
B.
Installation of all remaining elected and appointed positions shall be
performed by the newly installed Lodge Chief.
C.
Installation of elected positions will happen at the annual Lodge Banquet
or no later than the last day of May.
D.
Appointed or new created positions will be installed at the Lodge Executive
Committee Meeting (LEC) by the Lodge Chief.
A.
A motion to remove an elected position can be made by of a standing member
of the LEC.This must be seconded by another standing member of the LEC.
If present, the elected official under question must be given the right
of rebuttal.
B.
The vote of the LEC must be a reported vote. A reported vote is counted
by the youth Lodge Officer in charge and recorded by the acting secretary
who will announce the results.
C.
For removal of an elected position, a 2/3 majority vote of the LEC quorum
is required.
D.
If an elected official is removed, they will have 30 days to hand over
all documents and information to his successor or the Lodge Chief.
A.
If an elected position becomes vacant during a term of office, the Lodge
Chief shall appoint a replacement. This appointment shall meet all of the
candidacy requirements set forth in these policy.This appointment must
be ratified by a majority vote of the LEC.
B.
If the position of the Lodge Chief becomes vacant, the Program Vice-Chief
shall assume the role of Lodge Chief until the next LEC. At this LEC a
new Lodge Chief will be elected by the LEC to complete this term of office.Further
succession of Lodge Chief responsibilities is based on tenure of the
Lodge Vice Chiefs.
C.
If the position of a Chapter Chief becomes vacant, the Chapter Program-Vice
Chief of that respective Chapter shall assume the role of Chapter Chief
until the next LEC were a replacement will be appointed.
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