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APS Bylaw Change

ARTICLE IV. Officers

SECTION 1. Council. The management of the Society shall be vested in a Council consisting of the President, the President Elect, the immediate Past President, and nine other regular members. The terms of the President and President Elect shall be one year. The terms of the nine additional Councillors shall be three years each and they shall not be eligible for immediate reelection except those who have served for two years or less in filling interim vacancies.

A quorum for conducting official business of the Society shall be two-thirds of the elected members of Council.
The Chairpersons of the Publications Committee, the Finance Committee, the Joint Program Committee, the Education Committee, the Public Affairs Committee, the APS Representative to the FASEB Board, and the Executive Director are ex officio members of the Council without vote; the Chairperson of the Section Advisory Committee is an ex officio member of the Council with vote. The Council may fill any interim vacancies in its membership. Council shall appoint members to all committees except the Section Advisory Committee.
In the interim between meetings of Council, an Executive Cabinet consisting of the President, President Elect, Immediate Past President, and the Executive Director shall implement the policies of the Council.

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