Which are the various elections conducted through the ceo office
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The Board elects from its membership a Chair, and also elects the other Officer positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer, positions that are not limited to being filled by a Trustee.
1. Term of Officers
The terms of officers is defined in the By-Laws.
Election of officers shall be conducted as the first order of business of the Annual General Meeting, in accordance with this procedure.
2. Protocol of the Meeting to Conduct Election of Officers
The President shall preside over the initial part of the meeting to elect Officers of the Board. Immediately following the election of Chair of the Board, the elected Chair of the Board shall assume office and preside over the remainder of the meeting. The remaining statutory officer positions are then elected.
All voting Trustees in office who are present at the meeting may vote in officer elections. Trustees who participate remotely via electronic means such that they can contemporaneously hear all other Trustees at the meeting, and be heard by all other Trustees at the meeting, shall be deemed to be present at the meeting. Pre-voting and voting by proxy are not permitted for election of officers.
3. Statutory Officers to be Elected
The following statutory positions shall be elected, in the following order:
Chair
President
Secretary
Treasurer
4. Nominations
Nominations, including self-nominations, must be submitted to the Board by a Trustee in office or who will take office at the start of the meeting of the board in which this election process is to be used, in writing or by electronic mail, or orally at the meeting.
Nominations for a position are accepted until the start of voting for that position. A nomination will only be valid if the candidate declares orally at the meeting, or in writing or by electronic mail prior to the meeting, that the candidate is willing to take office if elected.
A candidate who fails to be elected for a position may be nominated for a subsequent position.
5. Voting
Any candidate may make a statement to the Board regarding their candidature. The presentation of such a statement shall take no longer than five minutes. The order of candidates’ statements shall be determined by the Officer presiding over the election using a random selection process.