VIII. AREA REPRESENTATIVES

A. Area Representatives shall be elected At-Large by and from the membership within each designated area.

B. Area Representatives shall:

1. Serve on the Executive Board as voting members;

2. Serve on the Leadership Council as non-voting members; and

3. Be responsible for coordinating grievance processing at each appropriate elected level.

C. At-Large members of the Executive Board shall be elected with open nominations and by secret ballot.

D. At-Large members of the Executive Board shall be elected for a term of two (2) years commencing on July 1 of any calendar year.