Each place upon the board for which a member is to be elected or appointed shall for the purposes of the election or appointment be deemed a separate office.
If only one member seeks election to an office, the member is deemed elected. If two or more members seek election to the same office, the election shall be by ballot. The ballots shall be distributed to those entitled to vote at least twenty days prior to the date of canvassing the ballots and shall be returned to a site or sites designated by the State Bar, where they shall be canvassed at least five days prior to the ensuing annual meeting. At the annual meeting, the count shall be certified and the result officially declared.
In all other respects the elections shall be as the board may by rule direct.