Switchgrass Genetics Executive Committee: Proposed Procedures, April 2011

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Switchgrass Genetics Executive Committee: Proposed Procedures, April
2011

The Switchgrass Genetics Executive Committee (SGEC) will include 6
members with no more than two members from any single institution
elected by the broadest feasible vote of the Switchgrass
Genetics Community.

Members will be elected for three-year terms. Two members will rotate
off each year and will not be eligible for nomination for two
succeeding
years. Elections will take place in February of each year for any
available seats, including the two that open each year and any that
become available for other reasons. Nominations will be solicited from
the entire Switchgrass Genetics Community, and all willing candidates
will be present on the ballot. If there are more nominees than twice
the
number of open slots, a runoff ballot of twice the number of open
slots
will be conducted, for those nominees who receive the highest number
of
votes in the initial ballot. Elected candidates will be those with the
most votes whose primary affiliation is with an institution that is
not represented by more than one individual on the SGEC.

The Chair of the SGEC will be elected by a vote of the members of the
SGEC.

The SGEC has the option to appoint other members to the SGEC so that
an
appropriate representation of the Switchgrass Genetics Community will
be
obtained. These appointed positions will be filled via an election
within the MGEC, and will be for a maximum of four years.

Each year, the SGEC will report its activities to the Switchgrass
Genetics Community via its web site and, if needed, by a short
presentation at an annual workshop or meeting.