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Article IV - Administration

Election Date Term District I District II District III
Dec. 2028 2029-32 Classes A & 3A Classes 2A & 4A Classes A & 3A
Dec. 2029 2030-33 Classes 2A & 4A Classes A & 3A Classes 2A & 4A

Election Date Term Northern District Southern District State Wide
Dec. 2030 2031-34 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 larg-
est 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’s
school is located, Two (2) of which must be in the nominee’s 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.
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