President Duties:

The duties of the President shall be:
a. To preside at meetings of the NAACP Unit and act as Chair of the Executive Committee.
b. To appoint the Chair and members of all Committees not otherwise elected by the
General Membership or the Executive Committee of the NAACP Unit; except the Chair
of the Youth Work Committee of a Branch or State/State Area Conference.
c. Between meetings of the Executive Committee and the NAACP Unit, to exercise general
executive authority on behalf of the NAACP Unit, subject to ratification by the Executive
Committee.
d. To countersign all checks and properly supported requisitions for disbursements from the
NAACP Unit Treasury.
e. To perform such other functions and exercise such further duties as may be voted from
time to time by the NAACP Unit or the Executive Committee.
f. To be an ex-officio member of all committees except, in the case of State/State-Area
Conferences, Branches and Prison Branches, the Nominating Committee and Election
Supervisory Committee, and in the case of the State Youth and College Division, the
Youth Nominating Committee.
g. To encourage and assist all Committees in the development of their programs and the
performance of their duties.
h. To recommend, to the Executive Committee, the removal of any Chairperson of a
Standing or Special Committees.
i. Additional Duties for Prison Branch Presidents. In addition to the previous duties, Prison
Branch Presidents shall perform the duties through the appropriate procedures applicable
to their respective prison or correctional facility.
j. Additional Duties for Youth Council Presidents. In addition to the previous duties, Youth
Unit Presidents shall represent the Youth Unit on the Executive Committee of the
Branch.