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24Elections shall be conducted for at-large Commission members of the various Divisions according to the following schedule:(a) In 2000 and each third year thereafter, Divisions 1, 4 and 7(b) In 2001 and each third year thereafter, Divisions 2 and 5(c) In 2002 and each third year thereafter, Divisions 3 and 6Note: Elections shall be conducted in 1992 for representative athletic administrators of Divisions 2, 3, 5 and 6. Division 2 and 5 athletic administrator representatives’ terms from that election shall expire in one year with the regularly scheduled 1992 elections. Division 3 and 6 athletic administrator representatives’ terms from that election shall expire in two years with the regularly scheduled 1993 elections.1.723 NOMINATIONSNot later than September 1 each year, the Board of Directors shall cause to be electronically mailed to the principal of each member school in each District/Division and athletic administrator of each member school in each Division in which a member of the LegislativeCommission is to be elected, a letter giving the boundaries of the District/Division and a primary ballot requesting a nomination for amember of the Legislative Commission. Principals or Official Representatives may nominate one principal or official representative, not a member of the Board of Directors, froma member school in their District as a candidate electronically. Athletic administrators may nominate one athletic administrator from a member school in their Division as a candidate electronically. In addition, principals or official representatives may nominate one at-largeCommission member from their Division electronically. All at-large Commission members must be members of the underrepresented gender or from an underrepresented school/Equity Position at the time of election (50% or more student population being Black orLatinx or low income per Illinois State Report Card data) and/or minorities. At-Large Commission members must be principals, officialrepresentatives, athletic directors, or activity directors. These nominations must be submitted electronically to the Association by September 15. The Board of Directors shall appoint a teller to verify the vote count. The two principals from each District and the two athletic administrators from each Division receiving the highest number of nominating votes shall be declared the nominees and they shall be notified immediately of their nomination by mail. In case of a tie vote in any District/Division, the tellers shall determine the winner ofthe tie by lot.An athletic administrator or activities director may not be considered for nomination if the principal or official representative at his/her school is a current member of the legislative commission and whose term has not expired. A principal may not be considered for nomination if the athletic administrator or activities director at his/her school is already a member of the legislative commission and whoseterm has not expired.If a principal, athletic administrator or activities director from the same school are both nominated for the legislative commission, and the tellers determine they qualify as official nominees, the official representative of the principal’s, athletic administrator’s or activitiesdirector’s school shall be contacted in order for the school to indicate which nomination will go forward on the ballot. 1.724 ELECTIONNot later than September 20, the Board of Directors shall cause to be electronically mailed to the principal or official representative ofeach member school in each District/Division and athletic administrator in each Division in which an election is to be held a electronicballot on which are the names of the two nominees. Principals or Official Representatives and athletic administrators shall mark theirballots in regular manner, each principal voting for only one of the respective nominees. Each ballot shall be electronically submitted to the office of the Association by October 1. The Board of Directors shall appoint a teller who shall meet not later than October 4, toverify the vote count. The teller shall then certify to the Legislative Commission the results of the balloting. At the next regular meeting of the Legislative Commission following the election, the Commission shall canvass the vote and declare the candidate(s) in each District/Division receiving the highest number of votes for each position to have been elected. In case of a tie in any District, the tellers shall determine the winner by lot.1.725 TERM OF OFFICEMembers of the Legislative Commission shall be elected for terms of three years (except as provided in Section 1.722) and shall take officeimmediately upon the determination of their election as provided in Section 1.724. They shall serve until their successor is elected; until they cease to be a high school principal, athletic director, or activities director in the District/Division from which they were elected unlessbecause of redistricting; until they tender their resignation and it is accepted by the Board of Directors; or until they become a member of the Board of Directors. They shall be eligible for no more than three three-year terms.In the event that high school principals, athletic administrators or activities directors who are Legislative Commission members are removed from their District/Division because of the redistricting of the state (except as provided in Section 1.722) they shall continue to representthe District from which they were elected for the balance of the year provided they continue to serve as principal, athletic administrator