| Action | Begin Date | End Date | Comments |
| Nomination of members | any | any | Nomination of members to the MGISAC can be done at any time and should be an ongoing process performed by the entire MGISAC membership. The nomination process can be found in Section 4.2 of the MGISAC Bylaws |
| Nominating Committee Accept member nominations | any | any | Send name, job title, organization, address, phone, and e-mail to Chief Information Officer |
| Solicit replacement for departing members | any | any | Contact Organization to find replacement for remainder of member's term |
| Solicit member nominations for those with expiring terms | March meeting | April 30 | Send name, job title, organization, address, phone, and e-mail to Chief Information Officer |
| CIO reviews member nominees | May 1 | June 30 | CIO send letters to nominees |
| Ask ex-officio OIT member for appointment results | July 1 | July meeting | Submit new member information to Secretary at July meeting |
| Solicit officer nominations | July 1 | July 31 | Must know membership before soliciting officer nominations - see Bylaws section 5.2 |
| Confirm acceptance of nominations with candidates | asap | Third working day of August | Must confirm candidates quickly to create ballots and allow max. time before August meeting |
| Distribute ballots to voting members via e-mail | Fourth working day of August | Fourth working day of August | Distribute ballots via e-mail no later than the fourth working day of August |
| Absentee voting | Fourth working day of August | COB one day prior to August Meeting | Anyone voting absentee ballot must submit their vote to the nominations committee chair by close-of-business one day prior to the August meeting |
| Conduct officer elections | August meeting | Allow MGISAC Chair to open nominations from the floor, solicit nominations from the floor, close nominations. Conduct election, collect and count ballots with at least one additional member of the nominations subcommittee. In case of a tie, MGISAC Chair must establish there is a quorum present, reduce candidate pool to those who were tied and conduct a runoff election. Announce winners but not counts. Communicate election results (number of votes per candidate) to Secretary |
