HAR §17-403-30. or HSCBV) shall represent the vendors and engage in active participation with the SLA

(b) The committee shall be comprised of a total of nine blind vendors, which, to the extent possible, shall be fully representative of all blind vendors in the State program on the basis of ensuring proportional representation of blind vendors on Federal property and blind vendors on other property. (c) Membership on the committee shall be determined by elections provided by the SLA during the month of June of each odd-numbered calendar year. (1) Ballots shall be mailed to all blind vendors at the vendor's address listed with the SLA no later than the second Friday in May of each odd-numbered year. Before mailing, all ballots providing for voting by all licensed blind vendors shall be submitted to the HSCBV chair or vice chair. (2) All licensed blind vendors shall be provided the opportunity to seek membership on the committee. By the third Friday in April of each year, the SLA shall advise all eligible vendors that their name will be placed on the ballot unless the vendor declines to seek membership on the HSCBV. (3) Participation shall not be conditioned upon the payment of dues or any other fees. (4) A candidate shall be licensed and operating a vending facility as of the first day in May immediately preceding each election. (5) Elections shall take place at a statewide meeting of all licensed vendors to be held in June of each odd-numbered year. Absentee votes shall be accepted by the SLA. (6) If a vendor is elected as a representative of one of the categories listed in paragraph (b) herein, and subsequently relocates to a facility in a different category, the vendor shall be authorized to continue in office until the expiration of his or her term. 403-31