Does an election need to be conducted at a specific time within a meeting?

[Guest ED Armstrong]

During the course of an annual meeting, does the election have to be conducted at a specific time of can it be left to the chairman to decide?

Can the Constitution simply say: " the election of officers will be conducted at the annual meeting" ?

[George Mervosh]

The members decide. RONR recommends it be done early in a meeting.

[David A Foulkes]

During the course of an annual meeting, does the election have to be conducted at a specific time of can it be left to the chairman to decide?

Can the Constitution simply say: " the election of officers will be conducted at the annual meeting" ?

"Matters that the bylaws require to be considered at a particular meeting, such as the nomination and election of officers, may be regarded as special orders for the meeting and be considered under the heading of Special Orders in the order of business." (RONR 11th Ed., p. 357 ll. 27-31)