Section 5.2. Election and Terms of Office.
Elected members of all Section 5.1 committees shall take office at the close of the General Assembly at which they are elected and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified except as otherwise provided herein.One-half as nearly as possible of the elected members of the General Assembly Planning Committee and the Commission on Social Witness shall be elected at the regular General Assembly held in each odd-numbered year. The elected members of the General Assembly Planning Committee and the Commission on Social Witness shall serve for terms of four years. One-third of the members of the Nominating Committee and the Commission on Appraisal shall be elected at the regular General Assembly held in each odd-numbered year. The elected members of the Nominating Committee and the Commission on Appraisal shall serve for single terms of six years. Any member of the Nominating Committee or the Commission on Appraisal in office for a period of more than three years shall be deemed to have completed a six-year term for the purposes of re-election.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.2 or Section 5.6, the following provisions shall be applicable to elections of members of the Nominating Committee. At the 1997 regular General Assembly, five members of the Nominating Committee shall be elected, three of whom shall be elected for six-year terms and two for four-year terms. The Nominating Committee shall propose at least three candidates for six-year terms and at least two candidates for four-year terms. At the 1999 regular General Assembly, four members of the Nominating Committee shall be elected, three of whom shall be elected for six-year terms and one for a four-year term. The Nominating Committee shall propose at least three candidates for six-year terms and at least one candidate for a four-year term. At the 2001 regular General Assembly, two members of the Nominating Committee shall be elected for six-year terms. The Nominating Committee shall propose at least two candidates for six-year terms. At the 2003 regular General Assembly, four members of the Nominating Committee shall be elected, three of whom shall be elected for six-year terms and one for a four-year term. The Nominating Committee shall propose at least three candidates for six-year terms and at least one candidate for a four-year term. The provisions of this paragraph shall expire immediately following the 2003 regular General Assembly.
Last updated on Thursday, November 9, 2006.
