• Travel - yes, attendance at the Annual Conference
• Programming - no
• Communication by phone, mail, fax, E-mail or on-site meetings

PURPOSE:
To seek and encourage qualified candidates for the Association Executive Offices

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Confirm candidacies

• Collect candidate information for distribution through the Newsletter and Annual Conference Program Notebook

• Adjudicate over the candidate introductions and campaign speeches

• Determine and announce quorum at the Annual Conference Business Meeting

• Administer the election at the Annual Conference Business Meeting

• Work closely with the Host and Program Committees in establishing appropriate timelines for speeches and election polling and announcement of the results

• Submit an informative article or update per issue of the WACUHO WAVES newsletter

• Recommended Timeline
  July
  
  * Submit article for Summer/Fall Newsletter
  *Consult with committee members to discuss issues of nominations process, campaign policies and procedures, length and content of speeches, and potential candidates
  

  October
  

  * Contact Program Chairs regarding timing and format of candidate profiles for the Annual Conference Program Notebook and on-site considerations
  

  November
  

  * Contact CHOs to consider the Executive Committee positions and the encouragement of others
  

  December
  

  * Submit article regarding the nominations process, nominations form, and Executive Committee position descriptions to Newsletter
  * Begin approaching person to run for Executive Office
  * Provide names of previous Executive Committee members to contact for information
  

  February
  

  * Announce candidates in pre-conference Newsletter
  * Finalize election procedures
  

  March/April
  

  * Meet with committee on-site and administer election process at the Annual Conference
  

• Submit a brief abstract in January to the Program Committee Chair(s) for inclusion in the program notebook

• Prepare and submit an annual report to the Vice President by May 1st which summarizes the committee's activity during the year.