212.1 The licensing agency shall provide for the biennial election of a Blind Vendors Committee, which shall be fully representative of all blind vendors in the District program.

212.2 There shall be no test of eligibility for voting except licensing in the Program.

212.3 The election shall be conducted by mail. The return ballots shall be collected and held by a nongovernmental, nonprofit agency which shall bring the unopened ballots to an appointed place at a designated time, where they shall be opened and tabulated in the presence of all blind licensees who wish to attend.

212.4 The Committee shall be composed of seven (7) members.

212.5 Nominations for the Committee shall be conducted by mail. In order for a name to be placed on the ballot, the following conditions shall be met:

(a) The vendor shall be nominated by at least ten percent (10%) of those eligible to vote in the election; and

(b) The nominated vendor shall have agreed to serve, if elected.

212.6 Committee members shall serve for a term of two (2) years. There shall be no limit to the number of consecutive terms a vendor may serve.

212.7 A vacancy occurring on the Committee shall be filled from among eligible vendors by a majority vote of the Committee. A member elected to fill a vacancy shall serve until the next election.

SOURCE: 6C DCRR §§ 2.11(b)(1), (2); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 4611 (October 17, 1980); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 8741 (August 22, 2014).