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ARTICLE VII -- DISTRICT GOVERNOR NOMINEE, NOMINATION AND ELECTION PROCEDURE

  1. On or before October 15 of the Rotary Year immediately preceding the calendar year the District Governor Nominee will be elected at the RI Convention as District Governor Elect, the President of any Club wishing to place the name of one of its members in nomination for District Governor Nominee Designate shall file with all members of the Nominating Committee, the District Governor, the District Governor Elect and the District Governor Nominee a Resolution of the Club, adopted at a regular meeting of the Club, and properly certified by the Club secretary, naming such candidate and certifying that the candidate meets the qualifications for District Governor Nominee as provided in Rotary International By-Laws Article 15.070 together with supplemental information limited to a picture of the candidate and biographic sketch of his/her personal and Rotary background. The District Governor shall, not later than September 15, issue, or cause to be issued in the name of the Nominating Committee, an announcement inviting any club which desires to do so to suggest a candidate for District Governor Nominee Designate and will furnish the names and mailing addresses to which suggestions shall be sent. (Per Resolution No. 3, adopted at the May 2008 District Conference.)
  2. Before the end of November, the Chair will call a meeting of the Nominating Committee to choose a proposed candidate for District Governor Nominee Designate. In making its selection, the Nominating Committee shall not be limited in its selection to those names submitted by the Clubs in the District. On or before November 30, the Nominating Committee shall notify the District Governor of the candidate selected. The name of the candidate selected by the Nominating Committee, together with a statement of his/her qualifications shall be published in the December Governor’s Monthly letter. (Per Resolution No. 10, adopted at the May 2004 District Conference and Resolution No. 3, adopted at the May 2008 District Conference.)
  3. If the nominating committee cannot agree upon a candidate, the District Governor Nominee Designate shall be elected from among those candidates suggested to the Nominating Committee in a ballot by mail as provided in Article 13, Section 13.040 of the By-Laws of Rotary International. (Per Resolution No. 3, adopted at the May 2008 District Conference.)
  4. Notwithstanding any nomination made by the District Nominating Committee, any club in the district may propose a challenging candidate for District Governor Nominee Designate whose name had previously been duly submitted to the Nominating Committee. To do so the club must file with the District Governor, not earlier than two weeks following the publication of the Nominating Committee’s selection, but before December 22, a Resolution of the Club, adopted at a regular meeting thereof, naming the challenging candidate. If a challenge is proposed, the District Governor shall inform all clubs and inquire whether any club wishes to concur with the challenge. To do so, a club must file with the District Governor, on or before a date set by him/her, a resolution of the club, adopted at a regular meeting thereof, concurring with the challenge. Only challenges which have been concurred with by at least 10 percent of the clubs in the district shall be valid. (Per Resolution No.3, adopted at the May 2008 District Conference.)
  5. If, by December 22, no such challenging nomination has been received by the District Governor, the District Governor shall declare the candidate of the Nominating Committee to be the District Governor Nominee Designate and within 15 days thereafter shall notify all of the clubs in the district. If, by December 22, a challenging nomination has been received and it remains effective until, January 31, the District Governor shall notify all clubs of the name and qualifications of each challenging candidate and that all candidates for District Governor Nominee shall be balloted upon at the District Conference, the balloting to be by electors only, using written ballots and utilizing the single transferable ballot method if there are more than two candidates. The validation and counting of ballots shall be conducted consistent with the provisions of Article 13, Section 13.020.13 of the By-Laws of Rotary International. If, on January 31, no challenging nomination continues effective, then the District Governor shall declare the candidate selected by the Nominating Committee to be the District Governor Nominee and within 15 days thereafter shall so notify all the clubs in the district. (Per Resolution No. 1 adopted at the May 1994 District Conference and Resolution 3 adopted at the May 2008 District Conference)