opportunity for the election to be conducted under the supervision of the District Auditing Committee at polling places designated at the Annual District Meeting.  The adjournment of the District Meeting shall be postponed by the District Chairperson until the announcement of the election results by the District Auditing Committee.

1.2         A majority vote shall be required for the election of the District Chairperson,
District Vice Chairperson, Bylaw Committee Chairperson, Policy Platform Committee Chairperson, Auditing Committee Chairperson, Nominating Committee Chairperson, and Delegates-at-Large.  In the event there are three (3) or more candidates for any office and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes does not receive at least fifty (50) percent plus one (1) of the total votes cast, then the candidate receiving the next highest number of votes may, after the results have been made public, make a verbal request to the District Chairperson for a runoff election to be held at the same meeting.

1.3 A plurality of votes cast shall be sufficient to elect Delegates-at-Large and Alternates. 

1.4 The term of office of the District Officers, Standing Committees Chairpersons, and Delegates-at-Large shall begin October 1 following the adjournment of the Annual State Convention and shall continue until successors are appointed or elected and duly installed.

1.5 No elected officer shall hold the same office for more than two (2) consecutive terms.

Section 2.  When vacancies other than the Chairperson office occur in the District Executive Committee, the District Chairperson, with the consent of a majority of the District Executive Committee, shall have the authority to fill such vacancies.  When a vacancy occurs in the District Chairperson office, the District Vice Chairperson shall succeed to the Chairperson.  A new District Vice Chairperson shall then be appointed to the District Executive Committee from within its membership.

Section 3.  In the absence of a delegate at the Annual Convention, the District Chairperson shall appoint a delegate from the duly elected District Alternates; if such alternate is not available, a delegate may be appointed from the District membership at large.  Such appointment shall be approved by the District Executive Committee and the name of such delegate submitted to the State General Treasurer prior to the convening of a session at which such appointee is to serve.
 

ARTICLE III.  DISTRICT OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES