Chairperson

Qualifications:

• The Chairperson of the Commission for Housing and Residential Life must be a current or past member of the Directorate Body of the Commission for Housing and Residential Life.
• Only individuals who are currently serving on the Directorate body or who served since the last chairperson election are eligible to be nominated and elected as chairperson.
• The Chairperson must meet all qualifications as outlined in the qualifications guidelines for Directorate Body members.
• The Chairperson is eligible to be nominated and elected to the Directorate Body again only after two years have elapsed since his/her term of office ended.

Requirements:

If elected, the Chairperson is expected to:

• Serve as Chair-Elect from the time of elections until June 30 of the final year of the Chair's term.
• Serve a two-year term of office, beginning July 1 of term through June 30 two years later.
• Serve one additional year as past-chairperson to assist the new chairperson with a smooth transition.
• Attend all ACPA conferences held during his/her term of office as Chair, Chair-Elect, and Past Chair.
• Attend the ACPA Summer meeting in July during the two-year term of office.

Nomination Process

(To occur on alternate years, providing a Chair-elect during Chair's second year in office)

• At the time the call for nominations for Directorate Body elections is sent out by the Elections Coordinator, the Elections Coordinator sends out a call for nominations for Chairperson. This information is sent to all current Directorate Body members and past Directorate Body members from the previous two years.
• Each Directorate Body member may nominate as many past or present Directorate Body members as he/she believes can fulfill the responsibilities of the position. Self-nominations are permissible.
• Nominations are due to the Chairperson at the same time Directorate Body nominations are due to the Elections Coordinator.
• The two former or current Directorate Body members who receive the most nominations are placed on the ballot after being contacted to determine interest in being elected Chairperson. Each is expected to provide a written candidate statement of not more than 100 words offering ideas, commitment, and experience which would benefit the Commission for Housing and Residential Life. These statements will be available on the Commission web site and will be linked to the ballot.
• In the event there is a tie for a spot on the ballot, the Chairperson shall determine those interested in being elected and all nominees are included on the ballot.

Elections:

• The Chairperson shall notify the Elections Coordinator of the names of the two nominees. The ballot and candidates' statements are sent simultaneously with the ballot for Directorate Body Elections. If the Elections Coordinator is not one of the two nominees for Chairperson, the Chairperson ballot will be included on the ballot for Directorate Body elections, and the Elections Coordinator will tabulate the results of both elections.
• If the Elections Coordinator is one of the two nominees for Chairperson, the ballot for Chairperson will be a separate ballot from the Directorate Body election ballot. Ballots are to be returned for the Chairperson elections are to be returned to the current Commission Chairperson, who will tabulate the results and notify the Elections Coordinator of the results for distribution (with the results of the Directorate Body elections) to the membership.
• All Commission members are eligible to vote in the Chairperson election.
• Names of the nominees will be listed alphabetically on the ballot.
• All ballots are due at the same time as the ballots for Directorate Body elections.
• In the event of a tie in the election, a random selection process, as determined by the tabulator of the results will break the tie.
• The resolution of any disputed (where the intention of the voter cannot be determined) or invalid (ballot marked in error to ballot directions) section of a ballot shall be determined by the tabulator of the results. Only the portions of the ballot which are disputed or invalid will be judged. A ballot becomes entirely disputed or invalid if every section of the ballot is disputed or invalid.
• Election results are immediately sent to the Commission Chairperson (if necessary), the Housing and Residential newsletter editor, the New Directorate Body Orientation Chairperson, and the remainder of the Directorate Body of the Commission. Election results are made public via the edition of Housing and Residential newsletter following the elections.
• A summary of the electronic election results shall be maintained by the Elections Coordinator for one year from the date the ballots were due to the Elections Coordinator.

Vacancy:

• In the event the Chairperson leaves office prior to the end of his/her term, the line of succession is as follows:
• Chair-Elect
• Vice-Chairperson for Education and Outreach
• Vice Chairperson for Membership Services
• Vice Chairperson for Commission Operations
• Immediate Past-Chairperson.
• The person defeated in the last Chairperson elections.
• Volunteer from the Directorate Body.
• The term of office for a person filling a vacancy in the Chairperson position shall be the duration of the term of the Chairperson being replaced.
• Any person filling the Chairperson vacancy shall take office immediately.

Any person filling the Chairperson vacancy shall be eligible to a full-term of office immediately upon the conclusion of his/her term, providing the vacancy filled initially was not for a full term of office