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A S S O C I AT I O N G OV E R NA N C E Proposed Amendments to the AEA Constitution C-2012-01 Article III Sections 1-21 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, and Article IV Sections 1-2 NOMINATION AND ELECTION Submitted by AEA-Retired Rationale: AEA and NEA governance representation is founded on the principle of one person-one vote so that all members have an equal voice within the association. This Constitutional Amendment balances the AEA Board of Directors to more fairly reflect representation of AEA-Retired and Active members. ARTICLE III - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Composition Section 1. The Board of Directors shall consist of the officers of the Association, the State Director(s) of the National Education Association, THE RETIRED DIRECTOR(S), the Regional Directors as provided for by Article III, Section 6, of the Constitution, at-large directors of the National Education Association from Arizona, and Executive Committee members of the National Education Association from Arizona. NEA at-large directors and Executive Committee members shall have the right to speak, but shall not have the right to make motions and shall not have the right to vote. Qualifications Section 2. Each member of the Board of Directors shall be an active or retired member of the Arizona Education Association. Authority Section 3. The Board of Directors shall be: a. charged with general management of the affairs of the Association and, in the absence of specific provisions otherwise, shall determine the policies of the Association between annual meetings of the Delegate Assembly. b. able to recommend a boycott of companies or products to the Delegate Assembly. A majority vote of the Delegate Assembly shall implement the boycott. Recall Section 4. Members of the Board of Directors and Alternate Directors of the Association shall be subject to recall from their respective offices by the constituency which elected them as provided by Article XIII of the Constitution. Regional Directors Section 5. At each annual meeting of the Delegate Assembly, the delegates shall elect Regional Directors and one Alternate Director for each region as needed from the membership of the Association as designated in Section 6 below; the Alternate Directors must be elected in accordance with regulations set for election of AEA Directors. Elected Regional Directors shall serve for a term of three (3) years or until their successors shall be elected. In no case shall such members serve more than two (2) consecutive terms as a Director or Alternate Director. Alternate Directors shall serve for a term of three (3) years. The election of Alternate Directors shall coincide with the election of the Regional Director position that the Alternate Director would be filling. Each Regional Director and Alternate Director shall be a member from the region of the Association in which he/she serves and shall be elected by the delegates of his/her region. Prior to a Board meeting, any director unable to attend shall inform the President that the Alternate Director will serve in his/her place. Once seated by the President, Alternate Directors shall have the right to vote and otherwise participate. Each Director shall enter upon his/her official duties at the same time as other elected officers. Regional Elections Section 6. A region shall hold an election for Regional Director when realignment of regions has caused a fifty percent (50%) or more change in the number of local associations in that region or when that Director's local has been moved. RETIRED DIRECTORS Section 5 7. AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY, THE RETIRED DELEGATES SHALL ELECT A RETIRED DIRECTOR FOR AND FROM THE RETIRED MEMBERSHIP. ONE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR EVERY 2,500 RETIRED MEMBERS OR PORTION THEREOF. RETIRED MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF AEA RETIRED MEMBERS AS OF JANUARY 15. ELECTED RETIRED DIRECTOR(S) SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE CHOSEN. IN NO CASE SHALL SUCH RETIRED MEMBERS SERVE MORE THAN TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS A RETIRED DIRECTOR. THE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL BE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS SET FOR ELECTION OF AEA DIRECTORS. ONE ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL BE ELECTED FOR AND FROM THE RETIRED MEMBERS. THE ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL BE ELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS SET FOR ELECTION OF AEA DIRECTORS. THE ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSOR IS CHOSEN. IN NO CASE SHALL SUCH RETIRED MEMBERS SERVE MORE THAN TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE TERMS AS AN ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR. THE ELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL COINCIDE WITH THE ELECTION OF THE RETIRED DIRECTOR POSITION. Ethnic Minority Representation Section 7 8. Educational Support Professional Representation Section 8 9. Supervisor/Administrator Representation Section 9 10. In the event that …. In the event that … In the event that …. Unexpired Term of a Regional Director Section 10 11. In the event of a vacancy or a failure to elect a Regional director, the duly elected Alternate Director shall become the Regional Director until the next regularly scheduled election of that regional director position. Should there not be a duly elected Alternate Director, the AEA Board of Directors shall appoint an interim director, who shall be from the same region and membership category as the member being replaced and shall serve until an election can take place at the next Delegate Assembly. The President shall seek nominations from local presidents affected by the resignation or disqualification. In the event of a vacancy or failure to elect an Alternate Director, the position shall remain vacant until an election can take place at the next Delegate Assembly. UNEXPIRED TERM OF A RETIRED DIRECTOR SECTION 12. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY OR A FAILURE TO ELECT A RETIRED DIRECTOR, THE DULY ELECTED ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR SHALL BECOME THE RETIRED DIRECTOR UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED ELECTION OF THAT RETIRED DIRECTOR POSITION. SHOULD THERE NOT BE A DULY ELECTED ALTERNATE RETIRED DIRECTOR, THE AEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL APPOINT AN INTERIM DIRECTOR, WHO SHALL BE FROM THE RETIRED MEMBERSHIP AEA Advocate ❘ Summer 2012 33