Rules of Standing Committees Rule 8 1. A Committee officer shall not be eligible for re-election to the same post, either as titular or substitute, after four years in office. 2. When a Committee officer has served for four consecutive years, two years must elapse before that person may again be elected to the post held previously. Rule 9 1. In order to ensure as far as possible a fair distribution of these posts among the Members of the Union, representatives of a Member shall not simultaneously hold more than one post as President or Vice President, or hold a post in the same body for more than four consecutive years.