All officers and candidates for office in the Society must be members of the Society who are eligible to vote.

The President shall be elected for a term of two years. Having been so elected, the President may stand for re-election to no more than one successive term. The President shall be elected in an odd-numbered calendar year.

The Administrative and Executive Vice-Presidents shall be elected for a term of two years and may stand for re-election to no more than one successive term. One Administrative Vice-President and one Executive Vice-President shall be elected in an odd-numbered calendar year. One Administrative Vice-President and one Executive Vice-President shall be elected in an even-numbered calendar year.

The two Student Vice-Presidents shall be elected for two-year terms. One Student Vice-President shall be elected in an odd-numbered calendar year, and one shall be elected in an even-numbered calendar year.

The Secretary shall be elected in an odd-numbered calendar year for a two-year term.

The Treasurer shall be elected in an even-numbered calendar year for a two-year term. .

The Editor of scholarly publications of the Society shall be appointed by the Board for a five-year term.

The Executive Editor(s) of Publications shall be appointed by the Board for a five-year term.

Persons appointed to fill vacancies on the Executive Committee or on the Board of Directors may stand for election to a full term of office upon completion of their appointive terms.

Appointed officers of the Society shall not concurrently serve on the Executive Committee as elected officers.

Each year a slate of candidates for office shall be prepared by the Executive Committee for election at the annual Business Meeting. Members may nominate candidates for specific offices by submitting a petition to the Executive Editor. The petition shall be signed by ten Society members and submitted at least two weeks before the annual Business Meeting.

Election to office shall be by a simple majority of the membership present and voting at the Business meeting.