CALIFORNIA PART-TIME FACULTY ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS (Last revised 02/11/01) Table of Contents Article 1 Executive Council Section 1 Terms of Office Section 2 Vacancy Section 3 Recall of Executive Council Members Section 4 Nominations and Elections California Part-time Faculty By-laws ARTICLE 1. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Section 1. Terms of Office Members of the Executive Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") shall be elected for two (2) year terms of office by a majority of the votes cast by the Association membership-at-large. Candidates for Council Chair and all Directors shall be elected from the Association. The Regional Representatives shall be elected from the membership of the respective regions. Section 2. Vacancy A. In the event that any Council Member resigns, the Council and Chapter Representatives may appoint a replacement from the membership of the Association by action of a majority of the Council and Chapter Representatives voting (see Article 1, Section 4, Part C of these By-laws). If a face-to-face meeting is not practical, this action can be taken through an expanded E-mail process similar to the normal Executive Council E-mail process (see Article 4, Section 7 of these By-laws) but which also includes the Chapter Representatives and requires a minimum five (5) day discussion period before a decision is called for. The replacement shall serve until the next election. At that time nominations shall be solicited for candidates to fill the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy. B. In the event a Council member fails to participate in the business of the Council for forty-five (45) days without leave (leave may be granted by a majority vote of the Council but may not exceed more than six (6) months duration) such action shall be construed as resignation from the Council by said Council Member. The vacancy may be filled by the procedure described in Article 1, Section 2, Part A of these By-laws C. In the event that there is no candidate for a Council position, the newly elected Council may fill the vacancy by the procedure described in Article 1, Section 2, Part A of these By-laws. D. Barring extraordinary circumstances, vacancies will be filled within one month if 3 months or more remain before the next election. Section 3. Recall of Executive Council Members In the event that the membership becomes dissatisfied with the performance of any Council Member, the membership may petition for a recall of that Council Member with a recall petition submitted to the Council and signed by a minimum of thirty (30) Members. These Members must come from at least two different Chapters, and two Chapters must provide a minimum of ten signatures each. Between ten (10) and fifteen (15) days after receipt of said petition, the Council shall hold a special balloting of the Council and Chapter Representatives. Removal of the named Council Member shall require: 1) that a minimum of 75% of the combined body of Chapter Representatives and Executive Council Members cast ballots, and 2) that two-thirds (2/3) of those voting vote for recall. Section 4. Nominations and Elections A. Announcing Open Positions: Open positions for the Executive Council will be announced to the membership. At minimum an announcement will be made in the Fall edition of the Pro-News, an e-mail sent to the listserv during the first week of December, and posted on the CPFA web site. B. Expiration of Terms for Executive Council Positions: 1.The Chair, Director of Administration, Director of Publications, Director of Public Relations, Northern California Representative, and Central California Representative shall be elected in odd numbered years. 2. The Legislative Analyst, Director of Communications, Director of Finance, Director of Membership, and Southern California Representative shall be elected in even numbered years. C. Nominations 1. During the first week of December the Executive Council will appoint an Elections Committee to oversee the elections. No person running for a post will be eligible to serve on the Elections Committee. 2. Any Member of the Association may put forth his or her own name in nomination for any position open to him or her, or with the nominee's consent, any Member may be nominated for a position open to him or her by any other Member. Nominations will be by written notice to the Election Committee. 3. Nominations will be accepted from January 1 until January 31. If January 31 is a Sunday, Nominations will be accepted until February 1. Copyright (c) 2001 California Part-Time Faculty Association. All Rights Reserved. Please send your comments regarding this site to webmaster@cpfa.org