ARTICLE IX - EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

2. Each officer shall be nominated, and voted upon separately by the fleet delegates in the order named and the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected. The officers shall be:

(a) PRESIDENT – The President is the chief executive officer and shall preside at all meetings and
serve as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Governing Board. He or she shall rule on
procedure, jurisdiction, summarize decisions, appoint special committees and authorize the
payment of all bills.

(b) VICE PRESIDENTS – There shall be elected a number of Vice Presidents who may have as their
primary responsibility serving as chairpersons of special committees appointed by the
President. Each Vice President shall present a report of the activities of the committee in person
and/or in writing at the association's Annual Meeting.

Vice Presidents shall officiate in the absence of the President in the following order: Chief
Measurer, Secretary, Treasurer, executive committee member, longest serving Vice President.

For countries other than the U.S.A., a Vice President should be designated by the Active
Members of each country and in addition, Europe and Latin America shall designate a
Vice President for Europe and a Vice President for Latin America to represent that country and area in
international affairs and to promote organized Lightning Class activity. Continental Vice Presidents can also be country Vice Presidents. Additional Vice Presidents should
be designated in a ratio of one Vice President for every 100 Active ILCA Members in that country. This
is designed to be a separate position or may be combined with the office of District Commodore. Vice
Presidents from countries outside the USA may also be elected to serve as special committee
chairpersons. The name of the designated Vice President(s) is to be submitted to the
Nominating Committee in writing thirty days in advance of the annual meeting by the Secretary
of the corresponding District.