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NABE Bylaws
Reflecting All Amendments through August 14, 2005

ARTICLE V. NOMINATIONS
Section A. Nomination of Candidates. Qualified candidates for the NABE Executive Board may be nominated for election in one of two ways: (1) by the written petition of any NABE affiliate organization in good standing, which may nominate one candidate for Executive Board each year, or (2) by the written petition of any five NABE members in good standing.

Section B. Qualifications of Candidates. Candidates for the Executive Board of Directors must be NABE members in good standing, and must have been members in good standing for one year prior to their nomination.

Section C. Nominating Procedure. To be considered, nominating petitions must be received at the NABE Office no later than two weeks after the end of the annual conference. All petitions meeting the criteria in Sections A and B of this Article will be accepted, and their nominations will be certified by the Executive Director. There will be no limitation on the number of candidates.

Section D. Regional Representation. For the purposes of nominations and elections of Regional Representatives, there shall be three regions: East, Central, and West.

(1) The East region shall be comprised of: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia.

(2) The Central region shall be comprised of: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin.

(3) The West region shall be comprised of: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands.

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