A. Officers

1. Schedules for election of officers will be as follows.
   1. Nominations will be completed by June 15 and published in the August NEWSLETTER. (Revised at 1996 E.C. meetings.)
   2. Nominees will be introduced at the ABS Business Meeting by the President.
   3. The ballot and the proportion of the membership which voted in the last election will be published in the November NEWSLETTER. (Revised at 1996 E.C. meetings.)
   4. Election results, including the proportion of the membership which voted, will be published in the February NEWSLETTER. (Revised at 1996 E.C. meetings.)
2. The number of votes received by each candidate will not be published.
3. The following statement should appear on the ballot for the annual election of ABS officers (Enacted at 1983 E.C. meetings.)

4. The Parliamentarian should provide information on accessing the Constitution, Bylaws, Policy and Handbook to each new Executive Committee member and Committee Chairperson. (Revised at 1997 EC meeting.)
5. Ballots sent either through the mail or by electronic mail must bear the voter's name or they will not be counted. (Revised at the 1996 E.C. meetings.)
6. The Secretary shall destroy all ballots submitted by members of the Society one month after the results of a vote are published in the NEWSLETTER, unless directed otherwise by the Executive Committee. (Enacted at 1983 E.C. meetings.)

B. Fellows

(Enacted at the 1987 E.C. meetings; revised at 1988 E.C. meetings.)

1. The President will hold an election of new Fellows annually. (Revised at 1991 E.C. meetings.)
2. The President will obtain from the Membership Committee a list of eligible persons as determined by the Constitution, Article 3 and Article 8, Section 3c. Nominees for Fellow must be active, regular members of ABS engaged in behavioral research. Members and members-elect of the Executive Committee are not eligible for nomination until 18 months after completion of their service on the Executive Committee. (Revised at 1993 E.C. meetings.)
3. The President will distribute the list of eligible persons to all members of the Executive Committee and to all active Fellows, as per the Constitution, Article 3 and Article 8, Section 3c and e. The President will also distribute to the nominators a list of Fellows and a list of current Executive Committee members, members-elect, and members who have completed service on the Executive Committee within the year.
4. As per the Constitution, Article 3 and Article 8, Sections 3b and 3f, the President will determine the maximum number of new Fellows that can be elected in the year of the election using the membership total on December 31 of the previous year. (Revised at 1999 E.C. meetings.) This number will not exceed three. (Revised at 2006 E.C. meetings.)
5. In the President's communication to the Fellows nominators, the President shall ask the nominator to submit a brief summary of the key contributions of the nominee to the field of animal behavior.
6. The President will distribute nominations received (including his/her nominee), including a summary of key contributions of each nominee to all members of the Executive Committee and active Fellows. The Secretary will send out the ballot and include the following instructions for an instant runoff voting system: rank the top 3 candidates from 4 to 2, with a score of "4" to the single candidate deemed most deserving. Assign a score of "1" to any other candidates you deem at all deserving of being ellected Fellow, and return the ballot within two weeks to the Secretary. (Revised at 2000, 2007 E.C. meetings.) (Revised by EC eVote July 2008)
7. Any candidate receiving "0" votes from more than one-third of eligible voters will not be considered further. Of the remaining candidates, cumulative scores will be tallied and up to three candidates having the top cumulative scores will be elected Fellows. (revised by EC eVote July 2008)
8. The Secretary will tabulate the results of the election and forward the information to the President.
9. The President will, taking into account the allowed maximum, determine the outcome of the election.
10. The President will notify, in writing, those who have been elected new Fellows and also the Secretary and Treasurer.
11. A list of Fellows of the Animal Behavior Society shall be published in the NEWSLETTER when requested by the Executive Committee. (Enacted at 1983 E.C. meetings.)