The Officers shall consist of the following:

President

Vice-President

Secretary/Treasurer

The Board shall every two years elect a Secretary/Treasurer who automatically become the Chair of the Finance Committee.  Every two years, the Board shall elect the Vice President who will succeed to the office of the President the term after.  If other officers cannot serve, the Board shall elect a successor.  Only voting members serving on the Board of Directors may serve in the positions of President, Vice-President or Secretary/Treasurer.

President: 

The President shall serve a term of two years and shall preside at all meetings of the Members and Executive Committee and shall appoint, and have the power to remove an reappoint all standing committee chairs for the term of his office, except for the Chair of the MHRA PAC committee, and shall create special committees as needed.  If at any time the President is unable to attend any meeting, he shall notify the Vice President in advance of such meeting.  It shall also be the responsibility of the Presidnet to conduct an annual evalutation of the performance of the Executive Director at the end of the term of the President.  He is to report his findings at the next meeting as President.  The President is encouraged to attend at least one meeting of each active Local Chapter during his term as President.  With the Board's approval, the President may appoint members to serve on standing committees.

Vice President:

The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President or in the event of the President's inability to perform these duties.  The Vice President shall be solely responsible for assigning each of the Directors to serve on a Standing Committee for his term of office except for the MHRA PAC Committee and Nominating Committee.  The Vice President shall assist the President in the evaluation of the Executive Director.

Secretary/Treasurer: 

The Secretary/Treasurer shall chair the Finance Committee.  The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for the recording of the minutes and the conveyance of the notice of the meetings of the Association for the term of the office.  Said minutes should be mailed to the Directors no later than seven (7) days prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.  The Secretary/Treasurer shall also review all income and expenses with the Executive Director and counter-sign, in the absence of the President, any expense vouchers requiring a second signature.  The Secretary/Treasurer shall be responsible for the preparation of the yearly budget for the term after his term of office (by working with the Executive Director) and shall be responsible for reporting the proposed budget to the Board at the quarterly meeting.

Nominating Committee: 

The President shall appoint four (4) Directors from the Board to serve with the President as the Nominating Committee during the President's term.  The President shall appoint the Chair of the Nominating Committee.

Gorvernment and Management:

• The government of this Association shall be vested in the Board of Directors and administered by the Executive Committee.
• Vacancies: In the event of a vacancy in any of the above Officers, the Board of Directors shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term
• Notices of Consent: Any notices of consents may be effected in any manner authorized under Mississippi nonprofit law including facsimile.