African Studies Association Inc. C/O Emory University

“Candidates for the office of director, who shall be members of the association, shall be nominated by the membership at large. Prior to the date of the annual business meeting of the members, the nominating committee shall nominate at least one (1) but not more than three (3) persons for each vacancy on the board. Such candidates shall be presented to the members of the corporations at the annual business meeting of the corporation and their names shall appear on the ballot as "board candidates". At-large candidates may be nominated by submitting their names to the executive director of the corporation no later than seventy-five (75) days following the annual business meeting and their names shall appear on the ballot as "at-large candidates". The nomination of an "at-large candidate' must be supported by a petition containing the signatures of no less than twenty-five (25) members and a letter from the candidate indicating a willingness to stand for election. The election of the directors shall be supervised and administered by the elections committee which shall provide ballots to all members at least sixty (60) days prior to the annual business meeting. Each member in good standing shall be entitled to vote for one candidate for each vacancy on the board. Ballots must arrive at the office of the executive director of the corporation at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual business meeting. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each vacancy shall be elected. In the event of a tie vote, the elections committe shall hold a run-off election at the annual business meeting in accordance with procedures to be determined by said committee.”

“The Executive Director ensures that the Conflict of Interest statements are signed each year. The statements are maintained at the ASA offices.”

“ASA Members are those persons who pay dues each year for membership.”

“The form 990 is presented in an electronic format to all board members for review and is discussed during the executive committee's teleconference.”

“We consult several external studies of non-profit compensation and benchmark our salaries to this data.”

“We also consult with the American Council of Learned Societies for salary benchmarks for similar associations.”

“The association contracted with an outside service to provide executive director services.”

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