Horrace,

First, it is not a very difficult parliamentary procedure to suspend an Executive Session and to consider an issue in regular session out of order.

I think it is not to great a leap in logic, based on the following sections, to say that the EC is empowered to define the requirements of all offices at the nominating level. You can whine all you like, but the authority appears to be in the Bylaws.

I added the emphasis on bold.

JR

excerpt: AMA Bylaws
ARTICLE IX
Nominations and Elections
Section 1.

AMA officers shall be nominated by a Nominating
Committee composed of the District Vice Presidents (or an Open
member from the district of the absent Vice President as designated by
the absent Vice President), and the Executive Vice President (or an Open
member as designated by the absent Executive Vice President). The
Nominating Committee shall operate annually and under procedures
defined in the Standing Rules attached to these Bylaws . The Nominating
Committee shall be responsible for nominating the candidates for each
office to be vacated at the end of the year.

Current Standing Rule 6

6. Candidate’s Acceptance:
a. A letter of acceptance by the candidate must be on file at AMA
Headquarters fifteen (15) prior to the meeting;
b. along with a resume of professional qualifications and model
aviation experience Resume should include, but not be limited to, the
following areas of consideration . (Note all candidates must have their
campaign statement ready to be delivered to AMA HQ no later than the
1st of August.)
1. Statement of Leader Member status and date on which it was
conferred
2. Management experience
3. Financial Background
4. Insurance employment and/or expertise
5. Legal background
6. Technical background, including areas of aeronautics,
electronics (especially in radio frequency propagation and usage)
acoustics (as related to noise studies and analysis), and other areas of
engineering.
7. Aeromodeling background must be noted. The individual will
be required, if elected to national office, to deal with questions related to
all areas of aero modeling and should have a broad based background.
c. It is strongly recommended that these documents be mailed
certified, receipt requested