ARTICLE 6 – NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS


1. All candidates for office shall be nominated and elected as provided in this article.

2. At the final business session of the Annual General Meeting held in the mid-term of each Executive Board, the President shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of the immediate Past President and the two previous Past Presidents.
Should any Past President be unable to serve for any reason, an alternative member from the same Executive Board on which this person served will be appointed. The most recent Past President will chair this committee. The work of the committee shall commence immediately to select a slate of officers for the Executive board to be presented for election at the next Annual General Meeting. The Chairperson will report regularly throughout the year to the Executive Board on the committee’s progress. The proposed slate will be presented at the final business session of the Annual General Meeting when an election must be held.
Nominations for any office shall not be considered without the consent of the nominee. Any member may also make nominations from the floor. A nominee must be a former employee Air Canada or Canadian Airlines International and their Constituent Airlines, a current member of Pionairs in good standing, a resident of Canada, and be in attendance at the Annual General Meeting when election is held.

3. Officers shall be elected by hand vote at the Annual General Meeting held in the odd numbered year, and such election shall be the final item of business on the final day of the business sessions of the Annual General Meeting. A majority vote of those present or represented by Proxy and voting shall determine the decision. Only members in attendance at the Annual General Meeting and those members represented by Proxy are eligible to vote.

4. Officers will hold office for two years when newly elected officers at the Annual General Meeting will replace them. An Officer whose actions are deemed to be prejudicial to the purpose of interests of the Air Canada Pionairs may be removed from office by a two-thirds majority vote of the Executive Board. Should an officer of the Executive board become unable to serve during all or part of the officer’s term of office; replacement shall be by selection and vote of the Executive board. The replacement officer shall serve until the next regular election is held.

5. The term of elected officers shall be two years, which will commence on the 1st of September following the Annual General Meeting and terminate on the 31st of August following the Annual General Meeting, which is held in odd numbered years. The President may serve only one term in that capacity on the Executive Board. Any other officer may serve no more than two consecutive terms on the Executive Board in any given capacity with the second term at the discretion of the incoming President.

6. The eligible voting body shall consist only of those members and spouses in attendance at the Annual General Meeting and those members represented by Proxy, whose dues have been paid. Honorary Members retain full voting rights.

7. The elected representative of the retirees from the Air Canada Pension Plan-Canada will be invited to join the Board as an ex officio member. At the discretion of the board, the individual may be given the right to vote. The President may invite this individual to join the Executive board as a non-voting member, subject to approval of the board.

8. The President may appoint up to four (4) Directors-at-large for a period not to exceed the term of office of the President. Such appointed members will have a vote in all Board of Directors proceedings. These must be Pionair
members in good standing. The Directors-at-Large will be given assignments/responsibilities at the direction of the President, ratified by the Board of Directors. They may serve on the Executive Board at the invitation of the President, and the Directors-at-Large may vote on all matters coming before the Executive Board except Financial or Constitutional (By Law) matters.

9. The President may appoint Pionair members in good standing to provide services for the processing of Pionairs memberships and maintaining the membership database. At the discretion of the Executive Board these positions may be considered eligible for an Honorarium. Such appointed members will have a vote in all Board of Directors proceedings. They may serve on the Executive Board as non-voting members at the invitation of the President.