ARTICLE 7: NATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD – C. RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY
5. If the office of the President or the Secretary Treasurer becomes vacant, the National Executive Board, within thirty days, must call a Special Convention to elect a new officer. If there is a vacancy in the office of the President within 120 days before a Convention, then the Secretary Treasurer shall assume the responsibilities of that office. Similarly, if there is a vacancy in the office of the Secretary Treasurer, within 120 days before a Convention, then the President shall assume those responsibilities.
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5. In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the Secretary Treasurer shall assume the responsibilities of the office of President until the National Executive Board elects an interim President. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Secretary Treasurer, the President shall assume the responsibilities of the office of Secretary Treasurer until the National Executive Board elects an interim Secretary Treasurer.
5.1 The National Executive Board shall meet within thirty days of a vacancy in the office of President or Secretary Treasurer and, by a majority vote of all its members, shall elect another National Officer or a Regional Director as the interim President or interim Secretary Treasurer who shall serve until the next Convention, or until the next Canadian Council at which a successor shall be elected for the remainder of the term.
Respectfully submitted by the NEB
