MSSNY BYLAWS
ELECTIONS
The officers, councilors, and trustees of the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the delegates to the American Medical Association shall be nominated and elected at the annual meeting of the House of Delegates. In odd numbered years beginning with the year 1999 at least one resident physician shall be elected to a full delegate position and at least one medical student shall be elected as an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association. In even numbered years beginning with the year 2000 at least one medical student shall be elected to a full delegate position and at least one resident physician shall be elected as an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association.
In the event that a member of the Medical Society of the State of New York delegation to the American Medical Association is elected to the position of Speaker or Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association said individual shall automatically serve as a full delegate of the Medical Society of the State of New York to the American Medical Association for the term of service as Speaker or Vice Speaker of the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association. [1]
A member of the Medical Society of the State of New York who is in arrears for component county medical society dues or state society dues or assessments shall not be eligible for nomination to any office, the Council, the Board of Trustees or as a delegate to the American Medical Association or entitled to vote for any officer, councilor, trustee or delegate.
In the event that the Speaker and the President declare an emergency situation has prevented elections from being held at the Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates, the Speaker shall approve a procedure to conduct elections which may be by written or electronic ballot or by other appropriate media to be sent to voting delegates no later than one month after the scheduled conclusion of the annual meeting. Current office holders shall continue their terms until voting results are final.
