Election By-Laws

5. No electioneering is permitted by anyone other than the candidate who has filed

for a particular elective office. A candidate who has filed for a particular office may

state her or his Eastern Star history, length of membership, work with any Masonic

Youth Groups, but may NOT say, write or circulate anything either on paper or by

electronic means, about any other candidate for any office. All candidates, EXCEPT

those filing for the office of Grand Secretary or Grand Treasurer, shall fill out a

Uniform Candidate Information Sheet to be sent to all Chapters with Notice of Filings

and be printed in the Advanced Reports for the Grand Chapter Session. The resumes of

the candidates for the offices of Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer shall also be

included with the Notice of Filing for Office. A candidate may not circulate anything

either orally, electronically, or written other than a Uniform Information Sheet. A

candidate may state only that which pertains to Eastern Star about her or himself. The

candidate may NOT ask, suggest or encourage members to vote for or against any other

candidate. Electioneering shall be defined to mean a member soliciting another

member or members, either orally or in writing, by a letter, circular letter, pamphlet,

cards, favors, electronic means, et cetera, to vote for or against any other candidate for

office. Electioneering is asking or telling others to vote for a candidate instead of

oneself A candidate does not have the right or privilege to "give up" his or her votes

to another candidate. Introduction of candidates does not constitute electioneering as

above defined. Therefore, once the official Grand Chapter Candidate filing notification

and Uniform Candidate Information Sheet issued by the Grand Secretary has been

received and read by Chapter Secretaries in their respective Chapters, candidates for

Grand Chapter offices may be introduced at all Chapters, luncheons, dinners and other

Eastern Star functions. Only those candidates in attendance at any Eastern Star