Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-4-.02
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 630-X-4-.02 - Nominations(1) Nominations of persons to be selected at the annual meeting shall be made in the manner herein prescribed and no person shall be a nominee eligible to be selected at the annual meeting unless so nominated.(2) The secretary-treasurer shall enclose with the notice required by Rule 630-X-4-.01 of this regulation to be mailed a brief summary of the qualifications required for appointment to the Board.(3) Each licensee holding a current annual registration certificate shall have the right to submit the names of two qualified optometrists he would like to be considered for nomination. Each licensee desiring to submit such names shall do so on a form which shall be included with the other material required by this regulation to be mailed. The form shall be acknowledged as deeds of conveyances are required to be acknowledged under the laws of Alabama and shall contain exactly two names to be considered. The form is attached to this regulation as Appendix A.(4) Said forms shall be forwarded to the secretary-treasurer by certified mail, return receipt requested, in sufficient time for the secretary-treasurer to receive the same at least 14 days prior to the date of the meeting. Forms received by the secretary-treasurer less than 14 days prior to the date of the meeting or listing the names of persons not qualified, or listing more or less than two names shall be void.(5) Immediately after a date 14 days prior to the date of the meeting, the secretary-treasurer shall then count and tabulate the forms so received and the ten persons qualified for Board membership listed the highest total number of times on valid forms shall be the nominees to be voted on at the annual meeting. In the case of ties, all persons listed a sufficient number of times to create the tie shall be included as a nominee regardless of the number.(6) Seven days prior to the meeting, the secretary-treasurer shall mail to each licensed optometrist holding a current annual registration certificate a list of persons so nominated to be voted on at the annual meeting.(7) The secretary-treasurer shall make available at his office and at the annual meeting all such forms received by him (valid and invalid) for inspection by any optometrist licensed in Alabama, in person or by attorney with written authorization, and shall make no disposition thereof until at least March 1 of the following year.(8) In addition to the method hereinabove prescribed, a qualified person may be nominated at the annual meeting upon the written petition of ten licensed optometrists holding current annual registration certificates and in attendance at the meeting. The form for such petition is attached to this regulation as Appendix B and shall be made available at the meeting by the secretary-treasurer. No vote shall be taken at the annual meeting until 30 minutes after the time specified by the Board for it to convene in order to allow persons to secure and submit the necessary petitions for nominations. In order for such nominations to be valid, the petition must be presented to the secretary-treasurer within 30 minutes after the meeting convenes. Upon the secretary-treasurer verifying that each person signing the petition holds a current annual registration certificate and is in attendance at the meeting and that the nominee is qualified, the name of the person so nominated will be added to those previously nominated.(9) Only those persons nominated in one of the ways hereinabove provided shall have their names included on the ballot for voting at the annual meeting.(10) Any person who is nominated by either method and who does not wish to be considered, may have his name removed from the list of nominees by request made in person at the meeting or by previous written request to the secretary-treasurer. Author: Dr. Larry Carter
Ala. Admin. Code r. 630-X-4-.02
Previous rule (same title) filed September 13, 1982. Amended: Filed March 6, 1985. Repealed: Filed July 9, 1990.
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-24-40.