The officers of the Board shall be a president, a vice president and a secretary. The election of the president will be from the registered nurse members of the Board and the vice president and secretary will be elected from the members at large.

The officers so elected shall serve for a period of one year and until their respective successors are elected and have qualified. Officers shall be elected by the Board annually, their terms of office beginning at the close of the meeting at which they are elected. In case of a vacancy among such officers, the Board shall, within thirty days after the vacancy occurs, elect one of its members to fill the unexpired term.

The secretary shall certify to the Governor the names of the officers elected for regular and unexpired terms. In the event of a vacancy in the office of secretary, the president of the Board shall certify to the Governor the name of the person chosen to fill the vacancy.