Article VIII Section II

Minimum Endorsement Requirement

No person shall be deemed to be endorsed except upon secret ballot in which the person received a vote at least equal to two-thirds (2/3 or 66.67%) of a quorum of the members of the applicable endorsing Committee certified to be present in person or proxy and entitled to vote on such endorsement.  This rule (viz. Section 1 of this Article) shall be referenced as the “Minimum Endorsement Requirement.”