Rules for election of pre-World War II players

1. Name: The Committee shall be a part of the NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE ON BASEBALL VETERANS (the "Committee").
2. Membership: The pre-World War II Players committee shall consist of 12 members, comprised of members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, veteran media members and historians. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. shall act as the non-voting chairman of the committee and shall act as non-voting Secretary of the Committee.
3. Method of Appointment: The Hall of Fame's Board of Directors shall appoint the committee.
4. Term: Each appointee is to serve for a renewable one-year term.
5. Time and Place of Election: Beginning in 2008, elections for pre-World War II players shall be held every five years at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, for consideration for the following year's Hall of Fame class. A quorum will consist of three-fourths of the total membership of the committee. Proxies are permitted in emergency situations only. In the absence of a quorum, a conference call with absent committee members will be permitted.
6. Eligible Candidates: 
         A. Eligible candidates must be selected from Major League players whose careers began in 1942 or earlier; competed in any portion of at least ten (10) championship seasons, and; who have been retired as players for at least twenty-one (21) years. In addition, players whose service in the Negro Baseball Leagues prior to 1946 and the Major Leagues thereafter total at least ten years or portions thereof are defined as eligible candidates. 
         B. Those whose careers entailed involvement as both players and managers/executives/umpires will be considered for their overall contribution to the game of Baseball; however, the specific category in which such individuals shall be considered will be determined by the role in which they were most prominent. In those instances when a candidate is prominent as both a player and as a manager, executive or umpire, the BBWAA Screening Committee shall determine that individual's candidacy as either a player (Players Ballot), or as a manager, umpires, executive or pioneer (Managers/Umpires Ballot, or Executives/Pioneers Ballot). Candidates may only appear on one ballot per election. Those designated as players must fulfill the requirements of 6 (A). 
         C. Any person designated by the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball as ineligible shall not be an eligible candidate.
7. Historical Overview Committees: The BBWAA-appointed Historical Overview Committee shall serve as the Screening Committee and consist of 10-12 representatives. The Committee shall identify 10 candidates whose careers began in 1942 or earlier.
8. Ballot Size: The final Pre-World War II Players Ballot shall consist of 10 candidates.
9. Voting: The Committee shall consider all eligible candidates and voting shall be based upon the individual's record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character and contribution to the game. Electors may vote for as few as zero (0) and as many as four (4) eligible candidates deemed worthy of election. Write-in votes are not permitted.
10. Number to be Elected: All candidates receiving votes on at least 75% of ballots cast on will earn election.
11. Minutes/Certification: The Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, one copy of which is to be placed on file at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. The results of the election shall be certified by the Secretary of the Committee.
12. Amendments: The Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. reserves the right to revoke, alter or amend these rules at any time.