(a) Election of delegates shall be held in odd-numbered years no earlier than March 1st and no later than June 1st in accordance with rules adopted by the chief administrative officer of each territorial unit, or his or her designee. The chief administrative officer shall have the sole responsibility to adopt rules governing the election procedure and the sole authority to conduct the election in accordance with said rules.

(b) A vote for the delegate candidate shall constitute a vote for the corresponding alternate candidate. The candidates for delegate and corresponding alternate receiving a plurality of the votes cast shall be deemed elected. If the territorial unit is entitled to more than one delegate, the voters shall cast a vote for sufficient persons in the number needed to represent the territorial unit, and those candidates receiving the most votes and their corresponding alternates shall be declared elected. If there is an uncontested election, no formal election is required.

(c) Each delegate and corresponding alternate must be a member of the system and employed as a teacher on a per annum basis as defined in section 5016.1(b) in the territorial unit which he or she represents.

(d) The chief administrative officer, or his or her designee, shall file with the system, no later than July 1st, a certificate of election which shall be in a form prescribed by the system, containing the names and addresses of the delegates and the alternates elected and/or such other information as may be required by the system.

(e) The chief administrative officer, or his or her designee, shall furnish each delegate with a copy of said certificate of their election.

(f) A special election may be held only if both the delegate position and its corresponding alternate position become vacant. Such special election shall be held in an even-numbered year no earlier than March 1st and no later than October 1st and in the same manner as the regular election. Those elected will serve the remaining portion of the regular election term. The chief administrative officer, or his or her designee, shall no later than October 6th, provide the results of such special election and file with the system a certificate of election. The chief administrative officer shall furnish the delegate so elected with a copy of said certificate of their election.