182.9  Subsequent membership — nominations — election.
  After the appointment of the initial board, the board shall administer subsequent elections for members of the board with the assistance of the secretary. Before the expiration of a member’s term of office, the board shall appoint a nominating committee for the district represented by the member. The nominating committee shall consist of five producers who are residents of the district from which a member must be elected. The nominating committee shall nominate two resident producers as candidates for the membership position for which an election is to be held. Additional candidates may be nominated by a written petition of twenty-five resident producers. The board shall provide by rule and shall publish procedures governing the time and place of filing the nominations.
85 Acts, ch 207, §9