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Policies and Procedures. 13
d. The Elections Chair will contact potential
nominees to assure their willingness to serve if elected and to
secure written permission for the usual and
customary background checks.
e. All potential nominees will be required
to sign a statement indicating adherence to ethical and legal
standards and verifying that they have not
been subject to adjudication or disciplinary action in that
regard. 14
f . The Elections Chair may make background checks
on nominees. These checks may include, but not be
limited to the following:
*govemmental bodies * national professional/scientific associations
* courts
* state professional/scientific association
* licensing boards * colleagues
* state psychological associations
g. Ballots must include all nominees from
the Membership who are in good legal, ethical, and professional
standing and may include additional nominees
from the Elections Committee who are of the same
standing.
h. Two candidates must be offered for election
for each office. 15
i. The list of nominees will be reported to
the APA Central Office by the Secretary for inclusion in the
Election ballot issued by the APA at a date
specified by the APA.
j. Nominees will be asked to prepare statements,
which will be mailed to all voting Division 40 members
prior to election. 16
k. Upon receiving the results of the Elections,
the Secretary will inform the Chair of the Elections
Committee. All candidates will be notified
of the results. After all candidates have been notified, results
will be posted on the Division 40 webpage.
Results will include the actual vote tallies for all races.
l All members of the Executive Committee shall
have a budget for their office, as approved by the
Treasurer. 17
4. Program Committee
a..Composition of Committee
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