Section 1

(a) The officers shall be elected at every regular quadrennial convention.

(b) If there is only one nominee for any Executive Office the nominee shall be declared elected and there shall be no election conducted for that office. If the number of nominees for the offices of Vice President does not exceed the number of Vice Presidents to be elected, the nominees shall be declared elected and there shall be no election conducted for those offices.

(c) The election for any office as to which there are more nominees than positions to be elected shall be conducted by written ballot, with each affiliate having the number of votes to which it is entitled on a roll call vote, as provided in Article IV.

(d) Nominations shall take place on the third and election on the fourth day of the convention, provided that the time of the nominations and election may be altered by the delegates on the first day of the convention by majority vote.

(e) The Executive Officers shall be elected by­ majority vote. In the event that more than two candidates are nominated for President, Secretary-Treasurer or Executive Vice President, and no one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, all except the two candidates receiving the highest votes shall be eliminated from the list of candidates and a second vote taken.

(f) The Vice Presidents shall be elected by plurality vote, and the 51 candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. In the event of a tie vote, a second vote shall be taken only among the candidates whose tie prevented the election of 51 Vice Presidents. The candidates for Vice President shall be listed on the ballot in the order in which nominated. Any slate for vice presidential candidates presented to the convention during the nomination process shall devote no fewer than 15 positions to carrying out the commitment to an Executive Council that is broadly representative of the diversity of the membership of the labor movement, including its women members and its members of color. Each ballot must, to be valid, be voted for 51 candidates for Vice President and must cast the full voting strength of the delegate or affiliate voting.

(g) The ballot shall be signed by the delegate voting and shall show the affiliate and the voting strength of the delegate. If an affiliate votes by bloc, the ballot shall be signed by the chair of the delegation and shall show the affiliate and its voting strength.

(h) Each candidate may designate an observer who may be present during the tabulation of the signed ballots.

(i) The results of the election, including each delegate’s vote, shall become an official part of the convention record.

Section 2
Each officer elected at the convention shall take office immediately upon his or her election and shall serve until his or her successor is elected.

Section 3
(a) In the event of a vacancy in the office of either the President or the Secretary-Treasurer by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, the remaining Executive Officer, other than the Executive Vice President, shall perform the duties of the vacant office until a successor is elected. Such ­Executive Officer shall issue, within 10 days of the date of the vacancy, a call for a meeting of the Executive Council, upon 10 days’ notice, for the purpose of electing a successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.

(b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of ­Executive Vice President by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, the Secretary-Treasurer shall perform the duties of the Executive Vice President until a successor is elected. The President shall issue, within 10 days of the date of the vacancy, a call for a meeting of the Executive Council, upon 10 days’ notice, for the purpose of electing a successor to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.

(c) In the event of simultaneous vacancies in two of the three Executive Offices, the remaining Executive Officer shall perform the duties of the vacant offices until successors are elected. The remaining Executive Officer shall issue, within 10 days of the date of the vacancies, a call for a meeting of the Executive Council, upon 10 days’ notice, for the purpose of electing successors to fill the vacancies for the unexpired terms.

(d) In the event of simultaneous vacancies in all three Executive Offices, the senior Vice President shall perform the duties of the vacant offices until successors are elected. The senior Vice President shall issue, within 10 days of the date of the vacancies, a call for a meeting of the Executive Council, upon 10 days’ notice, for the purpose of electing successors to fill the vacancies for the unexpired terms.

Section 4
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Vice President by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, the Executive Council shall have the power to fill the vacancy by majority vote of all its members for the remainder of the unexpired term, consistent with the Federation’s goal of achieving an Executive Council that is broadly representative of the diversity of the membership of the labor movement, including its women members and its members of color.

Section 5
In furtherance of the Federation’s goal of achieving an Executive Council that is broadly representative of the diversity of the membership of the labor movement, including its women members and its members of color, the Executive Council may create up to three additional vice presidencies and fill these positions with individuals who will increase the racial and gender diversity of the Council. Such additional vice presidencies shall expire at the next regular Convention.