Elections for the 2003 JAMPACT President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, will take place at the last general JAMPACT meeting of the year.

All are invited to attend. Subcommittee Chairs (membership, fundraising, education, think tank, conference) will be appointed by the elected executive and will also sit on the executive team.

All nominations must be seconded. For one's nomination to be accepted, one must be a JAMPACT member. To be eligible to vote, one must be a JAMPACT member. To be a JAMPACT member, one must have attended at least two general JAMPACT meetings and paid one's dues.

Each JAMPACT member is entitled to one vote for each position.

Voting will occur by secret ballot and may be submitted in absentia via electronic mail.

Votes submitted via email will remain undisclosed until the actual election proceedings.

All ties or disputes shall be settled by a revote within seven days of the election.

Key Dates:

• August 02 - Record Date (i.e., if you wish to vote this is the last day to pay dues)
• August 02 - All nominations for elected positions due (i.e., President, VP, Treasurer, Sect. and Membership Chair)
• August 09 - All Bios due
• August 09 - Electronic Voting commences
• August 16 - Election Meeting

President
The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President shall also have the exclusive power to nominate certain committee chairpersons as specified in Section 3.3; provided, however, that prior to making such nominations the President shall consult with and seek the opinion of the other members of the Board of Directors. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the members. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of the chief executive officer of a Corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, or these Bylaws. He or she shall have power to call special meetings of the members or of the Board of Directors. The President shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect and shall have and exercise all such powers and discharge such duties as usually pertain to the office of President and as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors. The President shall be a director and should he or she cease to be the President, he or she shall ipso facto cease to be a director.

Vice President
The Vice-President, shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, generally assist the President and, in the absence or disability of the President, or in the event of the resignation or removal of the President shall, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President until a replacement has been elected by the Board. The Vice-President shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors. In the event of the resignation or removal of the Vice-President the Board of Directors promptly shall, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President until a replacement has been elected by the Board. The Vice-President shall be a director and should he or she cease to be the Vice-President, he or she shall ipso facto cease to be a director.

Treasurer
The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all the funds of the Corporation and shall deposit such funds in such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors or the President shall, from time to time, direct or approve. He or she shall disburse the funds of the Corporation under the direction of the Board of Directors and the President. He or she shall keep a full and accurate account of all monies received and paid on account of the Corporation and shall render a statement of his accounts every three months and provide copies of bank reconciliations, whenever the Board of Directors shall so request. He shall perform all other necessary actions and duties in connection with the administration of the financial affairs of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also be responsible for preparing or overseeing the preparation of the Corporation’s tax returns including preparing any financial statements and affidavits necessary for filing. The Treasurer shall perform such duties and have powers as are usually incident to the office of Treasurer or which may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. In the event of the absence or disability of the Treasurer, or in the event of the resignation or removal of the Treasurer then the Board of Directors shall promptly elect a replacement. The Treasurer shall be a director and should he or she cease to be the Treasurer, he or she shall ipso facto cease to be a director.

Secretary
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of members and shall record all votes and minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform the same duties for any committee of the Board of Directors when so required by such committee. The Secretary shall give or cause to be given notice of all meetings of members and of the Board of Directors and shall keep in safe custody the books and records of the Corporation as the Board of Directors or President may direct. The Secretary shall act under the supervision of the President and shall perform such other duties as are incident to the office of Secretary or as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or as are prescribed by these Bylaws. The Secretary may also attest all instruments signed by any other officer of the Corporation. In the event of the absence or disability of the President, or in the event of the resignation or removal of the President and the Vice-President is unable to or unwilling to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President then the Secretary shall be called upon to perform such duties on an interim basis until a replacement has been elected by the Board of Directors. In the event of the absence or disability of the Secretary, or in the event of the resignation or removal of the Secretary then the Board of Directors shall promptly elect a replacement. The Secretary shall be a director and should he or she cease to be the Secretary, he or she shall ipso facto cease to be a director.