Section 1. Officers. The officers of UC-AFT shall consist of President, Vice-President for Legislation, Vice-President for Grievances, Vice-President for Organization, and Secretary-Treasurer. The Executive Board shall consist of these officers.

Section 2. Duplication of Officers. No person shall occupy more than one office in the Council.

Section 3. Term of Office. Officers shall assume office on June 15 and serve for one year.

Section 4. Nomination of Officers.

1. A three-person nominations committee shall be appointed by the President, with the approval of the Council. No more than one person from a member local may be on the nominations committee. Nominations may be made by any person who has been a member of his/her local for at least one year before making a nomination. Any employee who has been a member of his/her local for at least a year before the nomination may be nominated. A member who meets the above conditions may nominate himself/herself for office. If no nominations for an office have been made 45 days before the last Council meeting before May 1, or under exceptional circumstances as determined by the nominations committee, nominations shall be accepted in writing at the last Council meeting held before May 1. No member of the nominations committee may be nominated for office unless no other candidate has been nominated 45 days before the last meeting held before May 1. Any member of the nominations committee who accepts a nomination for office shall, upon such acceptance, withdraw from the nominations committee.
2. Forty-five days before the last Council meeting held before May 1, the chair of the nominations committee shall submit to the President of each local and to members of the Executive Board a list of current nominees and such list shall immediately be posted on the UC-AFT website. Nominations shall be closed 15 days following the posting of this list, except where no nominations have been made for an office, or in other exceptional circumstances as determined by the nominations committee. In cases where no nominations have been made for an office 45 days prior to the last Council meeting before May 1, nominations shall remain open for that office until the Council meeting. All persons nominated for office must signify to the chair of the nominations committee in writing their acceptance of the nomination no less than 30 days before the last Council meeting held before May 1 or 10 days following the posting of the initial nominee list. If the list is posted less than 10 days prior to the Council meeting, nominees may accept their nominations at the Council meeting.
3. Each candidate for office shall submit a statement to be posted on the UC-AFT website at least 30 days before the last Council meeting held before May 1 and distributed in any other forms as determined by the Council. Statements submitted after that time shall be posted immediately on the UC-AFT website.

Section 5. Election of Officers.

1. Each local shall develop procedures for voting for candidates. In the absence of other procedures, the delegation of each local shall vote for Council offices according to the same methods that it uses to vote on other Council matters.
2. At the last Council meeting held before May 1, each candidate for office shall be permitted to make a statement. Following the statements of the candidates, balloting shall take place for each office, whether or not contested. Only locals in good standing shall be permitted to participate in the balloting. Each local shall be given a ballot that lists the total number of votes to which the local is entitled under Article 3, section 2 and the candidates for each office. The ballot shall nowhere indicate the identity of the local. A local shall be permitted to split votes between candidates. Where there are more than 2 candidates for one office and no candidate receives a majority of the eligible votes for locals present and in good standing, a runoff shall immediately be held between the candidates with the highest and second-highest number of votes. No candidate, including a candidate who is running unopposed, shall be elected with less than a majority of all eligible votes of locals present and in good standing. Votes shall be counted by the nominations committee. The nominations committee shall not disclose any information other than that total number of votes for each candidate for each office.
3. In the event that an office, for any reason, remains unfilled after the completion of the balloting, the Council shall have the authority to provide for interim measures, including, but not limited to, the appointment of an acting officer for any unfilled office. The Council shall determine, by majority vote, the method to be used for filling any vacancies not otherwise covered by this Constitution.

Section 6. Vacancies. A vacancy in the office of President shall be filled by the Vice-President for Legislation until a new President can be selected. When the vacancy for any office occurs, the President (or if the vacancy occurred in the office of the President, the Secretary-Treasurer) shall inform each local and request nominations for the position, provided that the vacancy occurs at least 30 days before the next Council meeting. Nominations may be brought by any member or local to the next Council meeting, at which the Council shall vote by regular majority procedures to fill the position. Where the vacancy occurs less than 30 days before the next Council meeting, the election shall be held at the subsequent Council meeting; however, in such case, the Council shall have the power to fill the position on an interim basis.

Section 7. Removal. An officer may be removed from office by either a two-thirds vote of the Council, according to the voting allocation of Article III, section 2 and a majority of the total number of locals, or 2/3 of the total number of locals and a majority vote according to the voting procedures of Article III, section 2, provided that two affiliated locals in good standing request such a vote at least 30 days before a Council meeting. Such request shall either be given to each of the other locals or to the UC-AFT President. A request to consider removal of the President may instead be given to any other UC-AFT officer. The officer to whom notice was given shall not disclose the identity of the local that gave notice. If notice has been given to an officer other than the President, the officer to whom notice was given shall inform the President in order to insure that the item is placed on the agenda for the next Council meeting. A vote to remove an officer shall be by secret ballot. The ballot for each local delegation shall contain the number of votes to which the local is entitled according to Article III, section 2. The ballot shall be returned with the total number of votes for removal and the number of votes against removal. The ballots shall be counted by two people appointed by the Council.

Section 8. Exceptions. The Council may establish exceptions to this article by a 2/3 vote, except that under no circumstances may the Council waive the provision relating to the secret ballot.

Section 9. Disputes. Any disputes concerning interpretation of this article shall be resolved by a majority vote of the Council or, between meetings of the Council, by the Executive Board. Any decisions made by the Executive Board concerning election matters shall be reviewable by the full Council at the subsequent Council meeting. If the Council overrules the decision of the Executive Board, the Council may determine appropriate remedial measures.