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Section 6.8. Vacancies.
- Trustee at Large. A vacancy created by the death, disqualification, resignation, or removal of a trustee at large shall be filled by majority vote of the remaining trustees until the next regular General Assembly at which an election can be held. The vacancy shall then be filled by election for the balance of the unexpired term, if any.
- Trustee Representing District. A vacancy created by death, disqualification, resignation, or removal of a trustee representing a district or by the creation of a new district entitled to be represented by a trustee shall be governed by the bylaws of the district and Section 9.12 of these Bylaws subject to the following limitations:
- If fewer than two regular General Assemblies have met and adjourned since the General Assembly at which the trustee took office, the governing body of the district shall make an interim appointment until the position is filled by a special election within one year from the date the vacancy occurs;
- If the vacancy occurs at any other point in the term, either the governing body of the district shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term or the District shall provide for an interim appointment by its governing body until the position is filled by a special election.
An invalid election does not create a vacancy for purposes of this section.
Note
The 2011 General Assembly adopted changes to Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 8.3, 8.7, 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.6, 9.11, 9.12, and 9.13 of the Bylaws and to Rule G-9.12.2 that will reduce the size of the UUA Board from 26 persons to 14 and change the process of election of trustees. Some of those changes become effective at the close of the 2012 General Assembly, others at the close of the 2013 General Assembly. Those changes for 2012 and 2013 are set out here (PDF).
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Last updated on Thursday, January 26, 2012.
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