Directors, such that the number of candidates for election as Director no longer exceeds the number of Directors to be elected, the election shall not be considered a Contested Election. In all other cases, once an election is determined to be a Contested Election, Directors shall be elected by a vote of a plurality of the votes cast.
(B) If one or more incumbent nominees for Director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested director election, each such Director shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, subject to acceptance by the Board of Directors. The Nominating and Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation. The Board of Directors will review the tendered resignation, taking into account the Nominating and Governance Committee’s recommendation, and publicly disclose its decision regarding the tendered resignation within ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of the election results. If the Board of Directors accepts a director’s resignation pursuant to this Bylaw, or if a nominee for Director is not elected and the nominee is not an incumbent Director, then the Board of Directors may fill any resulting vacancy or may adjust the size of the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of Article I, Section 1 of the Bylaws.
Sec. 10. At all stockholders’ meetings, stockholders may vote in person or by proxy.
Sec. 11. The deposit in any general or branch post office of a notice of any general or special meeting of stockholders enclosed in a sealed and fully postpaid envelope and addressed to a stockholder at his post office address shown on the books of the Company shall be, as to the stockholder so addressed, sufficient notice of such meeting. Notice by electronic transmission as authorized by Delaware law is also sufficient notice of such meeting.
ARTICLE IV
Inspectors of Election
Sec. 1. Prior to each meeting of stockholders, the Chairman shall appoint two or more Inspectors of Election who shall verify all proxies, report the number of shares represented by proxy and by actual attendance at the meeting, count all votes cast, and report in writing the result of all voting.
All questions raised by the stockholders regarding the qualification of votes, the validation of proxies and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by the Chairman of the meeting.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Sec. 1. The officers of the Company shall be the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice Presidents (any of whom may be designated Executive or Senior Vice President by the Board of Directors or the
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