8  Filling Mid-Year Vacancies on the Executive Committee

Last Updated: June 18, 2019

---

The NNIP Executive Committee is the central mechanism guiding NNIP’s priorities, plans, and activities. Six representatives are elected from local NNIP partner organizations by the partnership and serve three-year terms on a rotating basis. Two representatives are elected annually each December and begin service in January.

In the case when a sitting NNIP Executive Committee member is unable to fulfill his or her full term, the network will take the following actions to fill the opening:

• For those in the first year of service:
  • If there was a third-place candidate in the previous year’s election, we will offer the position to him or her to serve out the remainder of the term.
  • If there was not a third candidate in the previous year,
    • If less than 3 months remain: the position will remain vacant until the end the calendar year.
    • Otherwise: a previous member will be asked to fill the position until the end of the calendar year.
  • With the regular election process, we will select three people: the top two candidates will serve the usual 3-year term and the third top candidate will serve a 2-year term.
• For those in the second or third year of service:
  • If less than 3 months remain: the position will remain vacant until the end the calendar year.
  • Otherwise: a previous member will be asked to fill the position until the end of the calendar year.
  • Then if we need to fill the third year of an open position, we will ask one of the members currently in their third year of service to serve for a fourth year.