I'll bite on this as I have had some definite ideas.

Lets start simple and at the grass roots. Currently Leader Members are appointed by VP's or by getting several other Leader Members to sign off on the application that they know and approve of the candidate. Nothing else will fill that position. Currently there are something like 3500 Leader Members and the count is declining as they age and pass on. Lets change this to something that is meaningful within the hobby!

Lets automatically make all sitting club presidents Leader Members on their SECOND term. Look at the logic. We KNOW they have some leadership capability or they wouldn't have gotten a second term. We know they have been in the hobby longer than last week because of the second term. We also know that several other people in the hobby feel they have some capabilities that are worthwhile. Yes, I know we are bound to get a few that were put in the slot because they could be 'managed', but by and large we should get some real winners because club presidents help make clubs work.

Lets get all the technically qualified nominations out to club presidents and let them select the best 3 candidates for the election. Along with this we should no longer identify the incumbent on the ballot. This should fix the 'good old boy' problem many see with the AMA appointment process, er election process.