5.1.2. Election Process

Annual election of officers shall take place at the Annual Meeting.

The names and phone numbers of those elected shall be submitted by the Unit Secretary to the Shrine potentate and Shrine recorder as the recommendation of the Unit for installation within one week of the elections.

Incumbents are two be sworn into office by the current potentate or a past potentate no sooner than 30 days before the end of the calendar year in which they were elected and not more than 30 days after the start of the calendar year in which they are to serve.

Terms for all elected officers start immediately upon being sworn into office and run until their successor is sworn into office.