What's a District Nominating Committee?
Who serves on it?
How does it work?
The district nominating committee nominates candidates for district office and screens candidates for eligibility.
The district governor appoints the nominating committee at least six weeks prior to the district’s annual business meeting. The district governor cannot be a member of the nominating committee. The committee must consist of no fewer than five members, one of whom is appointed the chairman. If possible, the chairman should be a past district governor. No member of the committee can be nominated for a district office in the election at which the committee’s report is presented.
Committee Member Qualifications:
Each committee member must be a member in good standing of a club in good standing and if possible, should be selected from different divisions (or areas in districts without divisions). If possible, each division (or area in districts without divisions) should be represented on the committee. Any committee member(s) may participate by telephone conference, e-mail, or other means of communication when distance is an obstacle to participation. No member may have served on the nominating committee the previous year. International director/officer candidates and current members of the Toastmasters International Board of Directors cannot serve on the district nominating committee.
To avoid the appearance of bias or impropriety, committee members having a personal or professional relationship with a particular candidate should abstain from the discussion and voting, as a matter of good judgment. Members of the nominating committee cannot participate in any campaign for district office nor endorse any candidate for district office.