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TDA Governance
OFFICIAL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
OFFICIAL CALL FOR CANDIDACY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT NOMINATIONS: SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, SECRETARY-TREASURER, AND EDITOR
OFFICIAL CALL FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE CANDIDACY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT NOMINATIONS
Candidacy announcements for the statewide elective office of Texas Dental Association (TDA) Speaker of the House may be submitted to TDA Secretary-Treasurer Dr Cody C Graves for the upcoming 2021 House elections. Only an active, life, or retired member in good standing of this Association shall be eligible. A curriculum vitae (CV) must be submitted, and the candidate will also have to sign a conflict of interest statement. Nominations are in order at the first meeting of the House of Delegates and remain open until the close of the second meeting of the House of Delegates; however, announcements of candidacy should be made as early as possible so that membership eligibility can be verified. To become a nominee, a delegate must place the name of the candidate in nomination at the first meeting of the House of Delegates. Please see the Manual on Caucus, Campaigns, Nominations and Elections at tda.org for full details.
Duties of the Speaker of the House are enumerated in the Bylaws and include the following: 1. To serve as an ex-officio member of the
Board of Directors without vote or the privilege of proposing resolutions. 2. To serve as an ex-officio member of the
Executive Committee without vote or the privilege of proposing resolutions. 3. To preside at all meetings of the House of
Delegates. 4. To determine the order of business for all meetings, subject to the approval of the
House of Delegates, in accordance with
Section 140B of this chapter. 5. To appoint tellers to assist him/her in determining the result of any action taken by vote. 6. To appoint members of reference committees in consultation with the president, president-elect, and the immediate past president by the Board of
Directors’ first meeting of the calendar year. 7. To notify the divisional officers and the
Committee on Credentials, Rules and Order, prior to the annual session, the number of delegates and alternates necessary to constitute a quorum. 8. To meet with the divisional officers prior to the meeting of the divisional caucuses at the annual session to review the Rules for Caucus Procedures, Nominations, And
Elections. 9. To appoint a parliamentarian pro tem, should it become necessary for the parliamentarian to be absent during a session of the House of Delegates. 10. To serve as presiding officer of the TDA
Candidates Forum, unless the Speaker is in a contested race, at which time the Speaker
Pro-tem will preside. 11. To be a certified parliamentarian or be in the process of certification
Candidacy announcements are to be mailed to TDA Secretary-Treasurer Dr Cody C Graves, Texas Dental Association, 1946 S IH-35 Ste 400, Austin, Texas 78704; or, emailed to TDA Executive Director Linda Brady: lbrady@tda.org.
(See TDA Bylaws, Chapter IV, House of Delegates—Sections 100 (Officers), 110A (Duties), 150C(3), 150D, Chapter V, Board of Directors—Sections 10 (Composition); TDA House Manual; Speaker Manual).
Candidacy announcements for the statewide elective office of Texas Dental Association (TDA) Secretary-Treasurer may be submitted to TDA Secretary-Treasurer Dr Cody C Graves for the upcoming 2021 House elections. Only an active, life, or retired member in good standing of this Association shall be eligible. A curriculum vitae (CV) must be submitted, and the candidate will also have to sign a conflict of interest statement. Nominations are in order at the first meeting of the House of Delegates and remain open until the close of nominations at the end of the second meeting of the House of Delegates; however, announcements of candidacy should be made as early as possible so that membership eligibility can be verified. To become a nominee, a delegate must place the name of the candidate in nomination at the first meeting of the House of Delegates. Please see the Manual on Caucus, Campaigns, Nominations and Elections at tda. org for full details.
Duties of the TDA Secretary-Treasurer are enumerated in the Bylaws and include the following: 1. Serve as chair, without vote, of the Budget,
Assets and Finance Committee. 2. Examine the income and expenses of this
Association and report at each meeting of the Board of Directors. 3. Ensure that the minutes of the House of
Delegates and the Board of Directors be maintained. 4. To be responsible and perform such other duties as shall be specified by the Board of
Directors and the Bylaws.
Other duties as Secretary include the following: • Serve as recording officer and custodian of the records of the House of Delegates and the Board of Directors. • Serve as secretary to the Executive
Committee, without the right to vote. • Serve as secretary to the House of
Delegates. • Serve as the secretary of the American
Dental Association Fifteenth Trustee District
Delegation.
Candidacy announcements are to be mailed to TDA Secretary-Treasurer Dr Cody C Graves, Texas Dental Association, 1946 S IH-35 Ste 400, Austin, Texas 78704; or, emailed to TDA Executive Director Linda Brady: lbrady@tda.org.
(Ref. TDA Bylaws, Chapter IV, House of Delegates—Sections 70A-B (Notice and Publication—Official Call & Publication of Actions, 110B (Duties); Chapter V, Board of Directors —Sections 10 (Composition), 80B (OfficersSecretary); Chapter VI, Elective Officers— Section 90G (Duties); Chapter VIII, Fifteenth Trustee District American Dental Association Delegates and Alternate Delegates—Section 80 (Delegation Secretary); Board Manual; Secretary-Treasurer Manual).
Candidacy announcements for the statewide elective office of Texas Dental Association (TDA) Editor may be submitted to TDA SecretaryTreasurer Dr Cody C Graves for the upcoming 2021 House elections. Only an active, life, or retired member in good standing of this Association shall be eligible. A curriculum vitae (CV) must be submitted, and the candidate will also have to sign a conflict of interest statement. Nominations are in order at the first meeting of the House of Delegates and remain open until the close of nominations at the end of the second meeting of the House of Delegates; however, announcements of candidacy should be made as early as possible so that membership eligibility can be verified. To become a nominee, a delegate must place the name of the candidate in nomination at the first meeting of the House of Delegates. Please see the Manual on Caucus,
Campaigns, Nominations and Elections at tda. org for full details.
Duties of the editor are enumerated in the Bylaws and include the following: 1. To be editor-in-chief of all journals and publications of the Association and exercise full editorial control over such publications, subject only to policies established by the
House of Delegates, Board of Directors, and these Bylaws and provided such content is not in conflict with or contrary to the TDA’s established policies, legislative agenda, or advocacy efforts. 2. To control the selection of scientific material published in the Journal. The editor may appoint associate editors, with the concurrence of the Board of
Directors, to gather and/or review material for publication. Such associate editors shall serve as long as the editor deems necessary; but never longer than the term of the editor. 3. To attend all open meetings of the Board of
Directors and the House of Delegates of this association, and the annual session of the
American Dental Association. 4. To hold no other elective office in this association or the American Dental
Association while serving as editor, except the editor may be elected as delegate or alternate delegate to the ADA House of
Delegates from his/her respective division. 5. To cooperate with his/her successor upon termination of the Editor’s term of office.
Should the position of Editor become vacant ad interim, the Board of Directors shall appoint an Editor to act in the vacated position until such time as an Editor is nominated and elected in accordance with
Chapter V, Sections 40B,b and Chapter IV,
Sections 30B,b and 150 of these Bylaws.
Candidacy announcements are to be mailed to TDA Secretary-Treasurer Dr Cody C Graves, Texas Dental Association, 1946 S IH-35 Ste 400, Austin, Texas 78704; or, emailed to TDA Executive Director Linda Brady: lbrady@tda.org.
(Ref. TDA Bylaws, Chapter VI, Elective Officers —Section 90I (Duties); Policy Manual).
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