B. Elected members.

1. (1) Prior to the annual membership meeting, members shall be contacted by mail by the administrator, or as otherwise directed by the board, to solicit nominations to succeed each board director who was elected by the general membership of the pool and whose term is scheduled to expire on June 30 of that year. If applicable, such nominee will ensure the required representation as set forth in Subsection C of Section 59A-54-4 NMSA 1978. Such nominees shall be made known to the members of the pool at least 30 days prior to the annual membership meeting.
2. (2) The board shall compile a list of all members of the pool. At least 30 days prior to the annual membership meeting, a notice and proxy shall be sent to all members of the pool soliciting votes for membership on the board.
3. (3) At the annual membership meeting, the pool administrator shall tabulate the results and prepare a list of the nominees who have received the most votes for election to the board. Each pool member shall be entitled to cast one vote in electing a member to the board and shall be permitted to cast such vote in person or by proxy.
4. (4) In order to achieve consistent participation and representation, each elected member of the pool shall designate a person to serve on the board as its representative, with the ability to reappoint a person in the case of a permanent vacancy, with the provision for one identified alternate person.

C. Succession. The appointed members of the board of directors shall serve until their successors have been duly appointed to serve. The previously elected members of the board of directors shall serve until the end of their term, until they resign, or until they are no longer eligible under the law to be a member of the board of directors, whichever occurs first.

[11/30/1998; 13.10.10.9 NMAC - Rn, 13 NMAC 10.10.9, 4/13/2001; A, 8/31/2006; A, 12/31/09; A, 9/01/2020]