The committee of blind vendors consists of seven vendors elected by vendors representing three geographical areas of the state, Eastern Washington, Northwest Washington, and Southwest Washington. A minimum of one vendor will be elected from each geographical area and one committee vendor is elected at large by all vendors on a statewide basis.

(1) Members of the committee are elected for a two-year term and are elected during the month of January. Four of the committee members are elected during odd-numbered years and three committee members are elected during even-numbered years. Any vendor serving as a representative who chooses to transfer, ceases to be a vendor, or who promotes to a vending facility outside the area that he/she represents, thereby relinquishes membership in the vendors committee. The vendors in an area having lost such vendor committee representation shall elect a replacement vendor committee person for the remainder of that term. All vendors are entitled to vote in the election. The committee elects its own chair and vice chair.

(2) There will be a minimum of four blind vendor committee meetings per year. Additional meetings can be called by the manager of the business enterprise program or by the chair of the vendors committee.

(3) The department will conduct all elections and pay for all expenses in connection therewith and publish the results.