Interim Nominations Commission

1. If the Council of Presidents, after polling the members of the Commission, determines that a majority of its voting members shall not be in the Stanford area and shall not be available for meetings during the time between quarters or during the Summer quarter, and that the Commission may be required to meet to conduct business during this time, then all the duties and responsibilities of the Commission shall devolve onto the Interim Nominations Commission.

2. The voting membership of the Interim Nominations Commission shall consist of all the voting members of the Commission in the Stanford area and available for meetings, and members of the Association equal in number to that required to bring the voting membership of the Interim Nominations Commission to 7. These members must meet the same qualifications as those of the Commission, and shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Committees. The names of these appointees shall be reported to the Senate at the earliest opportunity, at which time the Senate reserves the right to reject them.

3. The ex-officio members of the Interim Nominations Commission shall be the same as those of the Commission.

4. The Chair of the Interim Nominations Commission shall be the Chair of the Commission, unless that individual is either not in the Stanford area or is not available to fulfill the duties of the Chair, in which case the Chair shall be designated by the Senate Committee on Committees from among the voting members of the Interim Nominations Commission, with absolute preference being given to those who are also members of the Nominations Commission. Such designation shall be reported to the Senate at the earliest opportunity, at which time the Senate reserves the right to reject it and to designate another voting member as Chair.

5. The Interim Nominations Commission shall be considered dissolved, and the Commission shall resume its duties and responsibilities, at the beginning of the next regular academic quarter (Autumn, Winter, or Spring), or at the a date specified by the Senate, whichever is the sooner.