409 Umpires-in-Chief

01. Selection. A local player representative shall be appointed by each local commissioner. The player representative must be an active rostered player. 02. Term of Office. Player representatives shall serve a term of one year and are eligible to be re-appointed. 03. Vacancy. If a player representative position becomes vacant, it shall be filled by appointment by the local association commissioner. 04. Removal. A local association player representative may be removed for just cause by their respective local commissioner. 05. Duties. Player representatives shall represent his/her local associations’ at all regional and territorial meetings and shall be eligible for appointment to regional and territorial committees. B. Regional. 01. Election. A regional player representative shall reside within his/her respective regional boundaries and shall be elected by a majority vote of the region’s National Council members, local association Junior Olympic commissioners, local association player representatives and local umpires-in-chief 02. Term of Office. Regional player representatives shall serve a term of one year and are eligible for re-election. 03. Vacancy. If a regional player representative position becomes vacant, it shall be filled by appointment of the regional director until the next regional meeting. 04. Removal. Regional player representatives may be removed for just cause by a two – thirds (2/3) vote of that region’s national Council members, local Junior Olympic commissioners, local player representatives and local umpires-in-chief. 05. Duties. Regional player representatives shall represent his/her region, in all regional, territorial, and national meetings and shall be eligible for appointment to committees. C. At-Large. 01. Appointment. Each local association Commissioner shall appoint one at-large player representative for each 2,000 teams registered the preceding year. 02. Term of office. At-large player representatives shall serve a term of one year and are eligible for re-appointment. 03. Vacancy. If an at-large player representative position becomes vacant, it shall be filled by appointment by the local association commissioner. 04. Removal. An at-large player representative may be removed for just cause by his/her respective local association commissioner. 05. Duties. At-large player representatives shall represent his/her local association at all regional, territorial and national meetings and shall be eligible for appointment to committees. 06. Competing Association. No person allied with a competing softball association and/or organization is eligible for office or to serve as an at-large player representative.

Article 409 UMPIRES-IN-CHIEF. A. Local Umpire-In-Chief.