RSL Officers’ ElectionProcess and Dates

General Process

Elections conducted once a year Offices that are up for election:

President Vice-President Recording Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Financial Secretary

Treasurer

Historian Associate Editor to the Sphinx

Chaplain

Parliamentarian Sergeant-At-Arms

Intake Coordinator

Director of Educational Activities

General Process

In order to be nominated: You must be in good standing (i.e. Financial) You must not have serve more than 4 consecutive terms in the

same office without a break in service Participated in at least one fraternity program in the previous

year You must be Risk Management & IMDP Certified Must have been active for one year with the RSL chapter to be

nominated for President or Vice-President. Nominations for officer positions will take place at the

chapter meeting in March and April. Voting, for those nominated, will take place at the

chapter meeting in May or via receipt of absentee ballot. Majority vote will used to determine elected officers.

Nomination Process

Nomination will occur at the chapter’s March and April meeting.

Nomination cannot close with less than two nominees unless the chairman has asked 3 times for other nominations since the last nomination was made.

No nomination will be accepted after the Apr meeting with the exception of write-in candidates

Each nominee will be introduced in the April chapter meeting and will be given three minutes to state his proposed plan of work if elected to the position

Election Process

Absentee ballot will be available to include write-in for each position

In person elections to take place at the chapter meeting in May Each member will be handed a ballot for voting

with an write-in option for each position. No nominations from the floor

President shall appoint two neutral observers for the counting of the ballots

Chairman shall announce the elected for each position.

Key DatesTasks Date

Present dates to executive committee March 3, 2015

President orally delivers the election procedures to Election Committee and the Brotherhood

March 9, 2015

Floor Nominations March 9, 2015

Complete Certification of Nominees by: March 16, 2015

Floor Nominations/Certify Nominees/Intro of nominees/Nominees to speak

April 13, 2015

Distribute printed ballots to eligible brothers

No later than April 15, 2015

Deadline for obtaining absentee ballot April 30, 2015

Absentee ballot returned to Nomination/Election Chair

No later than 5/1/2015

Election of Officers (i.e. In-person secret ballot)

May 11, 2015

Installment of Newly Elected Officers September 14, 2015

Current OfficersOfficers Name

President Bro. Williams Simmons

Vice President Bro. Christopher Holmes

Recording Secretary Bro. Kyle Wade

Corresponding Secretary Bro. Randy Brown

Financial Secretary Bro. Gregory Hicks

Treasurer Bro. Aaron Johnson

Chaplain Bro. Eugene Felton

Historian Bro. Rufus Johnson

Intake Coordinator Bro. Ethell Vereen

Assoc. Editor of Sphinx Bro. Santana Flanigan

Director Educational Activities Bro. Lawrence Lyle

Sergeant-at-Arms Bro. Laivian Coleman

Parliamentarian Bro. John Carter