Gaia Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation

IX-A. Elections
A Nominating Committee of at least three (3) and no more than five (5) current Full Active members (of which one (1) may be an Associate member) who shall not be members of the Executive Committee shall also be elected at the regular Ritual for Business held each year in the month of April or at such time and place as shall be fixed by the Committee of the Whole. Nominating Committee members shall serve for a term of one year. No member of the Nominating Committee may serve successive terms. In the event that any vacancy occurs on the Nominating Committee between Annual Elections, the Committee of the Whole shall appoint a person from among the eligible active members to fill the unexpired term.

IX-B. Duties & Responsibilities
The Nominating Committee shall be responsible for contacting and recommending qualified candidates to stand for election for open Board of Trustees seats, Nominating Committee seats, and to be delegates to UUA General Assembly. The slate of nominees shall be prepared in time for inclusion in the Notice of the Annual Election. The Nominating Committee shall work throughout the year to gather information on the interests, abilities and talents of all Gaia Community members and friends and make this information available to help other non-elected committees fill open positions throughout the year.

IX-C. Additional Annual Election Rules
At the Annual Election, nominations may also be made from the floor for the Board of Trustees, Nominating Committee members and delegates to UUA General Assembly. Absentee ballots received seven (7) days prior to the Annual Election shall be counted in the elections of trustees, Nominating Committee members and delegates to UUA General Assembly. Newly elected people shall assume their respective offices on May 1 following their election at the Annual Election.