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The nominations of the Nominating Committee shall be announced to the Section membership and , following this , a minimum of 28 days allowed for additional nominations by petition . Groups of members with common interests may request Section status through petition of the Executive Committee . Included in the revisions were provisions for amending the Bylaws by mail ballot , references to the Region Operations Manual for additional details not covered in the Bylaws , requirements to be met by Sections desiring to bid on hosting SoutheastCon more than three years in advance , and a multitude of changes to clarify meaning and to provide consistency in language usage . Section were upgraded to Section status . One new Section was established , and the five Subsections in North Carolina were elevated to Section status , giving the Region a total of 38 Sections at the end of 1965 . What to consider : The " Stories from the Storm '' publishing sequence was not random ; it was scheduled in terms of difficulty with the " easiest '' sections produced first .