KANSAS DISTRICT OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL

BYLAW AMENDMENT

ARTICLE X. NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Section 1.

a. The election of officers, except the Lieutenant Governors, shall be held at the annual convention.

b. If the District Secretary or District Secretary/Treasureris not elected by the house of delegates at the annual convention, the Secretary and/or Treasurer who is to assume office on October 1 shall be appointed by the Governor-designate, with the approval of the District Board of Trustees-designate.

c. The official program of the annual convention shall indicate the time and place of the election officers.

d. The nominating and election procedures for officers to be elected at the annual convention shall be as follows:

(1) The Governor-elect shall be the sole candidate for the office of Governor.

(2) All candidates for the offices of Governor; Governor-elect, and Treasurer must submit written notice of candidacy to the District Secretary no later than the beginning of the first business session of the annual convention. At that session, the Secretary shall make a report of the candidates giving such notice.

(3) A majority of all valid votes cast for each position shall be necessary for the election of the Governor, Governor-elect, and Treasurer. In the event that any ballot cast for Governor, Governor-Elect, and Treasurer does not show a majority for any nominee for the foregoing offices, the Governor shall designate a time and a place for further balloting for such office. Prior to the second ballot, the nominee having the lowest vote on the first ballot shall be dropped. On each succeeding ballot, the same procedure shall be followed until a nominee shall have received a majority of all valid votes cast.

e. The voting shall be by ballot only where there are two (2) or more candidates for the same of office. Only accredited delegates or delegates-at-large shall be allowed to vote. There shall be no voting by proxy or absentee ballot.

f. Nothing in this Article shall be construed as limiting the right to make further nominations from the convention floor.

g. Cumulative voting shall not be permitted.

Approved August 10, 2002, by the House of Delegates at District Annual Business Meeting

Kiwanis Dist. Bylaw Amendment 2002