On the methods of nominating and electing officers in the American Institute of Electrical Engineers

At the last annual convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, a session was given over to a conference of Institute officers and Section delegates for the purpose of discussing reforms in the methods of nominating and electing officers, so that these might more truly represent the Institute as a whole than it was considered they do at present. A reading of the Proceedings of the session — which have been printed and sent to those taking part — indicates two principal topics of discussion, with divided opinion upon each. They are: 1 — whether or not every election shall be a contest, and 2 — whether or not a Member of the Institute, resident outside of New York, has his full voice in the Institute´s affairs.