(a) Nomination to the offices of Vice-President and President-Elect shall be made by written petition as herein provided. All candidates for office shall be members of the Association in good standing.

(b) Nominations for the offices of Vice-President and President-Elect shall be made by written petition signed by not less than one hundred members of the Association in good standing, with not less than ten signatures on the written petition being from each Supreme Court District. Only one candidate may be nominated on a single petition and any number of petitions may be filed for a candidate.

(c) All nominating petitions for the office of Vice-President and President-Elect shall be filed with the Executive Director between October 15 and November 15 in each year. Where only one candidate has been duly nominated for an office that candidate shall be declared elected and the Executive Director shall so certify to the Board and the nominee on or before December 15 in that year.