IV. National Executive Committee & Candidate(s) For National Office(s)

The National Executive Committeewoman functions as a National Officer representing her state. It is recommended that the Immediate Past Department President shall be elected National Executive Committeewoman. Out of her large experience as a Department President, she attends at the expense of the National Organization — the National Executive Committee meetings and the National Convention — and she is given all the courtesies at meetings and social events, accorded to a National Officer.
It is also recommended that the incoming Department President be elected to serve as the Alternate National Executive Committeewoman, during the term of her office. She functions only if the National Executive Committee-woman becomes unable to carry out her duties, until a new National Executive Committeewoman is appointed and ratified. (See Standing Rules, Article II, Section 1).
Any member aspiring to a National Office should have a recommended endorsement from her Unit and District brought to the floor of the Department Convention for confirmation and, if office is not for the succeeding year, the confirmation shall be read at each succeeding Convention of her candidacy.