Sec. 3. (a) The alumni trustees shall be selected as provided in this section.
(b) At the annual meeting of the alumni association of Wabash College, a committee of canvassers consisting of three (3) alumni, at least one (1) of whom shall be a resident of Montgomery County, Indiana, shall be elected to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected. The board of directors of the National Association of Wabash Men shall nominate at least four (4) persons in even-numbered years and at least three (3) persons in odd-numbered years, all of such persons to be alumni of the college, as its choice of candidates for the position or positions of alumni trustee to be voted for by the alumni in the election.
(c) On the fourth Tuesday of February in each year, the registrar shall distribute to each alumnus of the college a ballot which lists the names of the candidates selected by the board of directors of the National Association of Wabash Men, along with spaces for two (2) "write-in" candidates in even-numbered years and a space for a "write-in" candidate in odd-numbered years. Such distribution of ballots by the registrar may be accomplished by regular mail, electronic mail, or any other method of transmission reasonably calculated to allow the alumni of the college to receive the ballots and vote within the time frame described in this section. The ballot shall also contain information and instructions concerning the time and manner of voting. Each alumnus is entitled to vote for two (2) candidates in even-numbered years, and for one (1) candidate in odd-numbered years. Each alumnus shall designate on his ballot his two (2) choices or his one (1) choice for the positions or position of alumni trustee, as the case may be, and shall vote for the alumnus' choice or choices of candidates by use of a secure electronic agent that creates an electronic record with the capability of including an electronic signature, consistent with the definitions provided in IC 26-2-8-102, as established by the registrar. Alternatively, an alumnus may print a paper copy of his ballot, designate his two (2) choices or his one (1) choice for the positions or position of alumni trustee, as the case may be, manually sign his ballot, and mail it to the committee canvassers in care of the registrar's office, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana. On the fourth Tuesday of April in each year, the ballots shall be canvassed by the committee of canvassers. Within three (3) days thereafter the committee shall certify to the secretary of the board of trustees the names of the two (2) candidates in even-numbered years and the name of the one (1) candidate in odd-numbered years, receiving the highest number of votes. At its next meeting following the fourth Tuesday in April of each year, the board of trustees shall elect to its membership the two (2) candidates or the one (1) candidate, as the case may be, whose names or name has been so certified to the board's secretary by the committee of canvassers.
(d) If, in any year, for any cause, the alumni fail to select the alumni trustee or trustees as provided in this section, the board of trustees shall elect, by a majority vote of the trustees in office present and voting at the election meeting, two (2) alumni in even-numbered years or one (1) alumnus in odd-numbered years, as the case may be, to serve as alumni trustees of Wabash College. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the trustees shall, by a majority vote of their number present and voting at the time of such election, elect successor trustees in the event of the death or resignation of any of their number. Any vacancies so filled shall be for the unexpired term of the trustee whose death or resignation has caused such vacancy.
(e) The word "alumnus", as used throughout this section, means any person holding a degree in a course from the college and any person who has been in residence at the college one (1) year or more. The word "alumnus" does not include any person actively on the rolls of the college as an undergraduate at the time of any annual election of trustees, or any person without a degree who entered the college with a class which has not yet graduated at the time of any annual election.
Formerly: Acts 1834, c.18, s.2; Acts 1851, c.102, s.5; Acts 1901, c.19, s.1,2; Acts 1933, c.197, s.1; Acts 1973, P.L.337, SEC.1; Acts 1978, P.L.153, SEC.1. As added by Acts 1982, P.L.146, SEC.3. As amended by P.L.31-2013, SEC.1; P.L.216-2021, SEC.47.
