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6Election Date Term District I District II District IIIDec. 2025 2026-29 Classes A & 3A Classes 2A & 4A Classes A & 3ADec. 2026 2027-30 Classes 2A & 4A Classes A & 3A Classes 2A & 4AElection Date Term Northern District Southern District State WideDec. 2027 2028-31 Female, Minority & Urban Seats Female, Minority & Urban Seats Private Seat b. All elective terms of Director members shall be for three years, beginning on July 1 following election, or for the remainder of an unexpired term in case of a vacancy. c. Candidate Eligibility(1) All directors must be administrators or full-time teachers of grade 9 or above from a member school in good standing or central offi ce administrators. If from a multiple high school district, central offi ce administrators class will be determined by the largest high school enrollment in the corporation.(2) A minority director must be an individual other than a white male or female.(3) To qualify as a nominee, an individual must be from the class of school from which the selection is to be made in that particular year. Each name must be submitted on an offi cial nominating petition requested in writing from the Commissioner, which must be signed by fi ve member school principals in the District, in which the nominee%u2019s school is located, Two (2) of which must be in the nominee%u2019s class of schools. The completed petition must be on fi le in the IHSAA offi ce on or before November 15 prior to the election. A petition for a female, minority or urban seat must contain verifi cation that the nominee is an eligible candidate for the seat. No candidate may run for Two (2) seats during the same election.(4) The Commissioner shall send ballots listing all nominees to all principals of member schools in good standing in a District electing a board member which shall constitute the electorate. The individual receiving the highest number of votes for a board seat shall be declared duly elected by the Committee, which shall constitute the canvassing board. In case of a tie for the winner, a re-vote between the tied individuals shall be conducted by the Commissioner with a return date designated by the Committee. d. Whenever Director member/s fail to meet the aforementioned eligibility requirements, such Membership automatically ceases. However, Directors may serve out their term as long as they remain in their original District when:(1) their school changes classes due to consolidation or enrollment fl uctuation;(2) member moves to a school of a diff erent class; or(3) member becomes a superintendent with more than one member high school in District or territory e. Vacancies on the Directors may be fi lled by the Directors, the appointees to serve until the successors chosen at the next annual election take offi ce. Such persons must be from the same District and class member school as the member originally chosen. f. The Executive Committee shall be comprised of the members of the Board of Directors. g. No member of the Directors shall be eligible for a longer term on the Board of Directors than the one being served until the expiration of such term. h. All elections shall take place each year between December 1 and December 10, all votes being submitted to the Commissioner on ballots prepared by him. A ballot must be received in the IHSAA offi ce on or before December 10 to be counted. Such ballots shall be open for inspection by the candidate or the principal of any member school. i. The annual meeting of the Directors shall be held on Monday of Week 44. Special meetings may be called as needed. At these meetings, proposals submitted by a member school principal, the Commissioner, or a Director will be acted upon along with other business. j. Any Special Meeting of the Board of Directors may be attended by Directors by means of any form of electronic voice communication, provided that all Directors can simultaneously hear the proceedings and be heard by all the other Directors in attendance at the meeting. A quorum for any meeting so held shall be computed on the basis of all persons in voice contact with each other. Any meeting so held shall be a formal meeting of the Board of Article IV - Administration