Section 1. Except as limited elsewhere in these Articles or in the Bylaws of the Corporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in and managed and controlled by a Board of Directors, and the officers of the Corporation shall be a President, Vice-President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the same person.
Section 2. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by ballot by and from the members of the Board of Directors at such times and for such terms of office as shall be provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
Section 3. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be nine (9). The directors of the Cooperative shall be divided into three districts, each represented by three directors. At each annual meeting, directors shall be elected by ballot by and from the members to succeed those directors whose terms of office shall have expired, to serve for a period of three years and until their successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified.
Section 4. The Bylaws shall make provision for the removal of directors and the filling of vacancies so created. The Bylaws may also provide for division of the territory served by the Corporation into voting districts and for the election of directors directly by such voting districts or by a body of delegates elected by such voting districts.