Section 1.

General Elections: Whenever an office becomes vacant or is scheduled to fall vacant, the Nomination Committee shall, through the Secretary, publish to the membership at least thirty days before voting occurs the name(s) of qualified individuals willing to serve who are members in good standing. Additional nominations may be made in letters to the Executive Committee signed by five or more members in good standing and submitted by the deadline announced in the NEWSLETTER. Elections shall be held by mail or electronic ballot, with provision for write-in votes. The Secretary shall tabulate and record the vote, and notify the candidates and the Executive Committee of the results of the election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast for that office shall be elected; in case of tie, a run-off election shall occur. The results shall be announced in the next NEWSLETTER.

Section 2. Impeachment:

a. Impeachment of Officers: All elected officers of the Society are impeached from office for failure to carry out their duties as outlined under Article II of the Bylaws or violations of Article 13 of the Constitution. Such action shall be taken whether or not the impeachable offenses were performed with malicious intent.

b. Initiation of Impeachment: Impeachment proceedings may be initiated by the presentation of a petition for impeachment to the members of the Executive Committee. The petition must be signed by at least 3% of the members of the Society. The petition should outline in detail the offenses and available evidence.

c. Prosecution and Proceedings: Upon receipt of a petition as described in Subsection b, the accused officer shall relinquish his office until the proceedings are completed. The Executive Committee shall give the petition for impeachment to the Parliamentarian which shall be responsible for the investigation and prosecution of the charges.

The impeachment proceedings shall take place before a quorum of the Executive Committee called together in emergency session within 120 days of the presentation of the petition for impeachment. The Executive Committee shall decide the culpability of the office by majority vote. The impeached officer, if convicted, may appeal the decision of the Executive Committee to the general membership at the next annual meeting. A two-thirds majority of members voting at that meeting shall be necessary to reverse the decision.

d. Succession: When the petition for impeachment has been filed, the office relinquished shall be filled in the following manner:

(1) The President or First President-Elect shall be replaced by the officer designate in Article 4, Section 3, of the Constitution.

(2) The Executive Editor shall be replaced by a member of the Editorial Advisory Board chosen by the President and approved by the Executive Committee.

(3) The Second President-Elect, Past-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Program Officer, or Parliamentarian shall be replaced by a Member-at-Large appointed by the President with the consent of the Executive Committee.

The interim appointee shall serve until a permanent replacement is elected. If the appeal of the impeached officer fails, or if no appeal is made, a special election shall be held for replacement.

e. Appointed Positions: Persons appointed by the President, such as committee chairpersons, serve at the pleasure of the Executive Committee. Their resignation may be requested by the Executive Committee. The vacancy will be filled by an appointee of the president with the consent of the Executive Committee.

Section 3. Election of Fellows:

a. Election of Fellows shall be conducted annually by a secret ballot of the Executive Committee.

b. The number of Fellows shall not exceed 5% of the active membership.

c. Nomination of Fellows shall be from the list of members in good standing of the Animal Behavior Society.

d. 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.

e. Each active Fellow and each member of the Executive Committee may nominate one prospective Fellow.

f. The President shall determine the maximum number of Fellows that can be elected on any ballot. This number shall not exceed the limit specified in Section 3b.