Under the proposed bylaws amendments, the AIHA Nominating Committee, acting for the association, would solicit nominations for all officer positions, and select one candidate for secretary-elect/treasurer-elect, and one for vice president. Ideally, each candidate would have served on the Board of Directors within the previous four years. (A separate policy document would delineate alternate criteria if no such candidate is willing to stand for election.) On the election ballot, members would vote for either the candidate selected by the Nominating Committee or a write-in candidate, with the individual who receives the most votes ascending to the Board. The proposed amendments would not change the process for soliciting and electing candidates for director positions. As always, nominations would be sought for directors, the Nominating Committee would select four candidates to be placed on the ballot, and the voting membership would elect two directors each year to three-year terms. (An individual could still petition to be placed on the ballot as a candidate for director.) To take effect, changes to AIHA’s bylaws must be approved by two-thirds of voting members. The ballot to be held this July will also contain proposed bylaws amendments that would combine the current affiliate and associate membership categories into the full membership category. See my for more information about this proposed change. The Board has also prepared an FAQ document about all of the bylaws changes that will appear on the special ballot in July. I encourage you to read that document () and to contact me or Larry Sloan, AIHA’s CEO, with any questions you might have about the proposed changes.