Nominating and Election Committee

Updated December,  2023
 

PURPOSE/FUNCTION:
To select qualified nominees for election to the Board of Directors based upon candidate data and interview, and to supervise all election procedures and assist in responding to member questions and concerns regarding elections.  The Committee shall be composed as described in CAMFT Bylaws, ARTICLE III (Directors), Section 2 (Eligibility/Qualifications) and Section 3 (Nomination and Election of Directors).
 

COMPOSITION:
The Committee shall be comprised of a total of five (5) members, including a Board appointed Chair who is a member of the Board, and four (4) clinical members of the Association, none of whom shall be eligible for nomination upon acceptance of the appointment to the committee. Committee members, once appointed, may not resign in order to become eligible for nomination during the then-current nominating cycle. Diversity in committee composition is desired.
 

TERM: 
Committee members are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the CAMFT Board of Directors for a term of one (1) year. A member may serve as Chair for up to two (2) years, if re-appointed.
 

MEETINGS:
The Committee shall hold two (2) face-to-face meetings per year to interview candidates one (1) in Southern California and one (1) in Northern California, and meet once per year (in March) at the CAMFT office in San Diego, California. The Committee communicates as necessary via email.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

NOMINATIONS

• Committee shall put out a call for prospective nominees to all members of the Association at least one hundred and fifty (150) days before the date of Board elections. This period shall close on the last Friday of the fifth month preceding the date of election.
• Conduct interviews with prospective nominees and prepare a final slate of nominees.
• Inform all nominees of the duties of the offices for which they have been nominated, secure their consent to serve, and request from them pertinent information, in writing, about their educational and professional background and their activities within the Association.
• Review and evaluate applications or petitions from candidates and prepare and submit, in accordance with the Association's bylaws, nominations for officers and members of the Board of Directors for election each year.

1) The committee will select a slate of nominees for the following positions for even years: President-Elect, Chief Financial Officer, and three (3) Board Directors-At-Large.

2) The committee will select the following positions for odd years: President-Elect, Secretary, three (3) Board Directors-At-Large and one (1) Board Director-At-Large elected by Pre-Licensed members.

• In making final selections for the nominee slate, the Committee shall give due consideration to:

1. Ensuring a diverse slate in terms of geographic, ethnic, and gender characteristics of nominees
2. Nominee's experience within the profession and Association
3. Nominee's chapter and community involvement
4. In selecting nominees for President-Elect, give consideration to prior CAMFT Board, chapter and/or committee service.

• Send a slate and a “nominating ballot” to all voting members in accordance with the bylaws of the Association and in cooperation with the Committee.
• Committee members are precluded from endorsing any candidate or serving as a reference in the year the member is serving on the Committee.

ELECTIONS

• Each June the Committee shall work with staff to establish a date of election which shall be in March.
• As necessary, the Committee will meet with and work with CAMFT staff to oversee the counting of the ballots to be sure they are counted in an impartial and confidential manner.
• Vet questions and/or complaints about the election process.
• Committee members are required to sign: Committee Member Participation Agreement, Conflict of Interest Policy, Anti-Trust Compliance Policy, and Consent to Electronic Transmission.
   

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