SECTION 3 – REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE BY MEMBERS

Committee meeting. No member of the Board of Trustees, Cooperative employee or officer, known candidate for trustee, or close relative or household member of any of such persons, shall serve on such committee. 2. The Nominating Committee shall meet not more than one hundred twenty (120) days nor less than ninety (90) days prior to the next annual meeting, for the purpose of determining the eligibility of all members nominated and to nominate candidates for the Board of Trustee offices to be filled at the next Annual Meeting of the

Members. The committee shall nominate at least one candidate for each office to be filled. The Committee may, but is not required to nominate more than one candidate. a. In the event that an incumbent trustee desires to continue in office for another three year term, said incumbent must file with the Secretary of the Cooperative in writing his intention, not later than 120 days prior to the date of the meeting of the members at which the office for which the incumbent seeks would be voted upon. If the Nominating Committee nominates the incumbent or if there are no other nominations from the Nominating Committee or by petition for the office for which the incumbent has notified of his intentions, the name of the incumbent shall be placed upon the ballot for the office for which he/she filed. In the event that only one person appears on the ballot, the ballot shall provide for the voter to indicate yes or no for the named person to be elected trustee for the office indicated on the ballot. If the person named fails to receive a majority of yes votes, the office for which the election was held, shall be considered vacant to be filled by the Board of Trustees as provided by these Bylaws and Board Policies. b.Any fifty (50) or more members of the Cooperative, acting together, may make additional nomination(s) in writing over their signatures, listing their nominee(s) in like manner and filing the same with the Cooperative at least 120 days prior to the next Annual Meeting of the Members. c. The Nominating Committee shall review and rule upon the eligibility of all members nominated by the Nominating Committee and/or by petition and certify said members as candidates at least ninety (90) days prior to the next Annual Meeting of the Members at which said candidates will be voted upon by the members. d.At least ninety (90) days prior to the Annual Meeting of the Members, the list of candidates nominated by the Nominating Committee and by petition, if any, shall be filed in the office of the Cooperative and posted at the main entrance of the Cooperative headquarters building. The Cooperative Secretary shall mail or cause to be mailed, with the Notice of the Annual Meeting, or separately, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting, a statement of the number of Trustees to be elected and the names and addresses of the candidates nominated, specifying separately the

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