Constitution and Bylaws

Bylaws

Chapter IX—The Nominating Committee for Officers and Trustees

Section 1

The Nominating Committee for Officers and Trustees, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the Committee, shall consist of five members of the Pharmacopeial Convention, one of whom shall be designated as Chairperson, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees, not later than six months before the stated meeting. Two of the members appointed shall be members of the Board of Trustees.

Section 2

The Committee shall nominate from the membership of the Pharmacopeial Convention or the Council of Experts, two members for the office of President, and two members for the office of Treasurer.

Section 3

The Committee shall nominate from the membership of the Pharmacopeial Convention or the Council of Experts sixteen members for the elected office of Trustee, divided into four classes: four shall represent pharmaceutical sciences, four shall represent medical sciences, six shall be without restriction concerning their affiliations, and two shall represent the public. Taking into account the nominees' backgrounds, the Committee may subdivide the ballot within each class, so as to present two nominees for each elected position within the sub-classification.

Section 4

The report of the Committee shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Pharmacopeial Convention not later than sixty days before the stated meeting; not later than forty-five days before the stated meeting, the Secretary shall notify the nominees of their selection by the Committee and the date of the stated meeting.

Section 5

The Committee shall present its report to the Convention, at which time additional nominations of Convention or Council of Experts members may be made from the floor for Officers and the Board of Trustees, which shall be seconded by at least ten members of the Pharmacopeial Convention and submitted in writing at once to the Secretary. A nomination for Trustee shall indicate in which of the four classes the nomination is being made or, if the ballot has been subdivided, which sub-classification.