Section 1
Officers and Elected Members of the Executive Committee shall be elected at the annual business meeting to serve for periods as indicated in these by-laws.
Section 2
The procedure for election of Officers and Elected Members of the Executive Committee shall be as follows: When election of a new President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer or Treasurer-Elect is required, the Nominating Committee shall nominate one candidate for each office. The Nominating Committee shall nominate the same number of candidates as there are vacancies (normally three) for Elected Members of the executive.
Having obtained the candidates' consent the Committee shall forward the names of its recommended candidates to the Secretary at least two months before the date of the Annual Business Meeting.
It shall be open to any five Members of the Society (not more than three of whom shall come from the same country) to nominate a candidate who gives his/her consent. Written nominations must be received by the Secretary at least two months before the date of the annual Business Meeting. The Secretary shall report the names of all nominees to the Membership at the annual meeting.
Section 3
In all cases where more than one person shall be nominated for the same office, votes shall be cast by secret ballot organised by the Secretary who shall be the presiding officer. Candidates shall have the right to make a written statement of no more than 150 words that shall be on the ballot paper. The ballot shall normally be held during the Annual Business Meeting. The Secretary may delegate the conduct of the ballot to another member or members. Each member present at a Business Meeting at which elections are held shall have one vote for each vacancy.
Section 4
In case of a tie between the candidates who receive the greatest number of votes, a run-off ballot shall be held between these candidates. In the case of Members-at-Large, a run-off ballot would only be required if there were tie vote that prevented all vacancies being filled in accordance with Article X, section 5. If the repeat ballot results in a tie, the contest shall be decided by tossing a coin.
Section 5
In the event of a ballot for the positions of Members-at-Large the candidates elected into office would be those with the highest numbers of votes that would preserve the balance stipulated in Article V, Section 2. | 
