(a) Ballots for the offices of President-Elect, Vice-President and members of the Board of Governors for which there will be an election will be prepared by the Executive Director. In accordance with the Election Policies enacted by the Board of Governors the Executive Director shall cause to be mailed or made available online to each member entitled to vote an official ballot. The ballot shall contain names of the nominees for the particular contested office or Board position and all nominees shall be listed in random order.

(b) Ballots shall be available on December 15 and must be returned no later than the subsequent January 15.

(c) The Election Review Committee will be appointed by the Clerk. No member of the Board or employee of the Kentucky Bar Association may be placed on the Election Review Committee. The preference shall be for non-lawyers to serve on the Election Review Committee. Not later than January 30 the Election Review Committee shall meet at any such place as may be designated by the Clerk to count the votes. Each candidate for a position shall be entitled to have present at the meeting of the Election Review Committee an official observer under a written and signed designation by such candidate. No candidate may be present at the meeting of the Election Review Committee.

(d) A plurality of all votes cast for each position shall be sufficient to elect. The Election Review Committee shall make and file with the Clerk a written certification of each election with a copy thereof to the Executive Director who shall promptly notify each candidate and the Board of the results of the election.

(e) Any candidate who desires a recount must deliver a written request to the Clerk within ten (10) days of the filing of the certification, and the Clerk will establish procedures for such recount. If no recount is timely requested, or at the conclusion of the recount, the Clerk shall destroy the ballots.

(f) If no recount is timely requested, or at the conclusion of the recount, ballots and electronic records of the vote shall be destroyed.