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I. MEMBERSHIP AND OFFICERS

1. Membership in the House, officers, and terms of office shall be as defined in the Bylaws of the Association. AAPG Headquarters shall be notified of the names of elected Delegates, Alternate Delegates, and unsuccessful candidates in order of total number of votes by April first of each year.
2. The number of Active Members of the Association in each United States Affiliated Society as of November 30 of each year shall determine the number of Delegates to which each United States Affiliated Society is entitled for the three year term beginning July 1 of the year following the November 30 deadline. The number of Active Members of the Association and number of Affiliated Societies in each International Region as of November 30 of each year shall determine the number of Delegates to which each International Region is entitled for the three year term beginning July 1 of the year following the November 30 deadline.
3. Officers of the House shall be elected annually by ballot during the annual meeting from among qualified candidates proposed by the Nomination and Election Committee and those qualified candidates who may be proposed from the floor. In the event of a tie vote in any election held for any office of the House, then the House shall re-vote by ballot on only the candidates who tied. In the event of a tie during the re-vote by the House, then the current officers of the House at the annual meeting shall, by secret ballot, vote on the candidates who have tied and such vote shall determine the election. In the event such a vote by the officers of the House shall also result in a tie vote, then the procedure provided for herein shall be repeated until the tie is broken. Candidates for office should abide by the principles outlined in the Election Campaign Policy as adopted by the AAPG Executive Committee. The three (3) officers of the House shall receive and investigate any allegations of policy violation. The Chairman of the House of Delegates shall be obliged to inform the House prior to election voting of any violations of the Election Campaign Policy. The Chairman of the Nomination and Election Committee shall provide each candidate for House office with a copy of the Election Campaign Policy as adopted by the AAPG Executive Committee, at the time the candidate is officially notified of the candidate's nomination.
4. The Chairman-Elect of the House shall prepare a budget for the House for the Association's fiscal year in which the Chairman-Elect shall be Chairman of the House which budget shall be presented to the Executive Committee for consideration at the Executive Committee's first meeting of each fiscal year.