NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
    The Nominations Committee shall consist of three members, none of whom shall be member of the Council. The members of the Nominations Committee shall be elected at the Annual Meeting in the year in which Council elections are not held; they shall be elected from a list of at least five nominees presented by the Council. The Nominations Committee shall be responsible for soliciting and circulating nominations for the positions of: President, Secretary-Treasurer, Chairperson of the Publications Board, and the three Members-at-Large.
     
  OPERATING CODES
  I. Purpose
   
  1. To solicit and circulate a slate of nominees for the positions of: President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, Members-at-Large, Publications Board, and Distinguished Lectures Committee.
  2. To conduct the elections of officers in the Fall of every other year.
  II. Structure
   
  1. The Committee shall consist of three active member of NASSH, none of whom shall be members of the Council.
  2. The members of the Committee shall be elected at the Annual Meeting in the year in which Council elections are held (that is Fall in every even year).
  3. The Committee members shall be elected from a list of at least five nominees present by Council and any additional nominees nominated from the floor at the Annual Business Meeting, for two-year terms.
  4. The individual receiving the highest number of votes shall be Chair.
  III. Duties
   
  1. To develop a list of potential nominees including suggestions made by the membership, from members who have indicated an interest in standing for office, and from written nominations.
  2. To prepare a final slate of nominees for presentation to the membership.
  IV. Responsibilities of the Chair
   
  1. To announce in the Autumn Newsletter a call for nominees.
  2. To conduct the business of the Committee by mail, email, and by telephone, if necessary.
  3. To contact nominees, asking them to stand for election.
  4. To check the current membership eligibility of each nominee.
  5. To solicit a one-page (maximum) curriculum vita from each nominee.
  6. To submit to the Secretary-Treasurer, by October 15th, the final slate of nominees and curriculum vita for the November election.
  7. To receive the ballots from the membership and tabulate the results.
  8. To inform the Secretary-Treasurer, all nominees, and the Nominations Committee of the election results
  V. Meetings
   
  1. The Committee shall meet at the annual convention at which the members were elected, to plan actions for the Fall election, and to discuss potential nominees.
  VI. Reports
   

A written report shall be presented at the annual meeting of the Council.
  VII. Policies
   
  1. The Committee shall normally prepare a slate of two nominees plus one alternative, for each elected position.
  2. Overseas members of NASSH are not eligible to hold elected office.
  3. The list of nominees should reflect the needs, interests, and diversity of the NASSH membership. Consideration should be given to: experience, scholarship, disciplinary orientation, gender, race, age, and geographical distribution.
  4. Each nominee's curriculum vita should be organized according to:
    Professional Preparation (degrees),
    Professional Experience (academic and professional position),
    Professional Service and Honors (offices held, teaching awards, etc.), and
    Major Research Publications and Papers (a selection of the most recent).