William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2016 / Különszám
WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS term or until their successors are elected and certified by the National Vice President-Secretary, so long as such Delegate continues to meet the qualifications set forth in Section 205 hereof. b. In addition to the elected Delegates, each Delegate District, on a separate ballot, shall elect up to an equal number of Alternate Delegates who shall be certified as such by the National Vice President-Secretary. Each nominee for Delegate or Alternate Delegate may declare himself or herself for both or either of the positions of Delegate and Alternate Delegate, as the case may be, and may be a candidate for both Delegate and Alternate Delegate on each of the two separate and subsequent elections pursuant to Section 205.7.h hereof. 6. NOTICE OF ELECTIONS a. Election of General Convention Delegates shall be held on the first day to the fifteenth day of the calendar month which is the fourth month prior to the month of the next Regular Session of the General Convention. Notice of the date, time and place of the meeting shall be given to the National Vice President-Secretary by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, by hand delivery, or by overnight courier, facsimile or electronic mail, with evidence of receipt, on or before one hundred fifty (150) days prior to the date of the next Regular Session of the General Convention and to the Branch members in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of these By-Laws. b. If the appointed District Chair cannot perform the duties on the designated date, time and place, the Chair of the Board of the Association or, in his or her absence, the National Vice President-Secretary or, in his or her absence, the National President, shall appoint another District Chair. 7. DELEGATE DISTRICT ELECTIONS - Delegate District elections shall be conducted according to the following rules and procedures: a. With respect to each Delegate District, the Board shall appoint a District Chair. b. The District Chair of each Delegate District will establish the date, time and place for that Delegate District's election, as provided in the By-Laws. The place for each Delegate District election shall be at a neutral public venue. c. The District Chair shall conduct the Delegate District Meeting, and shall appoint a recording secretary to record the minutes of the Meeting. d. Nominations for Delegates and Alternate Delegates may be made from a nominating committee appointed by the Delegate District Chair. Such nominations may also be made from the floor of the Delegate District Meeting by those members in attendance. e. The attendance of a nominee at the Delegate District Meeting is not mandatory. f. A register shall be maintained at the Delegate District Meeting and signed by all Adult Benefit Members voting at such meeting. g. The vote of each Delegate District member who is an Adult Benefit Member and has attained at least age 16 must be cast in person at the Delegate District Meeting for the Delegate District to which the member is assigned. Proxy voting shall not be permitted for any purpose. h. The candidates in each Delegate District whoreceive the highest number of votes shall be the duly elected Delegates to the General Convention for each of the respective Delegate Districts. A candidate for Delegate who is not elected shall be eligible to run as an Alternate Delegate for the same General Convention. In a separate and subsequent election at the same Delegate District meeting, the candidates for Alternate Delegate receiving the highest number of votes shall be the Alternate Delegates to the General Convention for each of the respective Delegate Districts. Such Alternate Delegates shall be ranked by the number of votes received. In the event of any or all tie votes for Delegate(s) or Alternate Delegate(s), as the case may be, such election shall be decided by lot drawn by the candidates involved, in the presence of the District Chair. i. Each District Chair shall, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, or courier or hand delivery with evidence of receipt, submit the election results to the National Vice President-Secretary within ten (10) days after said election. Failure to make complete and timely submission shall result in disqualification of the subject Delegation unless the failure to comply is excused by the Board for good cause, at the next regular meeting or special meeting of the Board. The decision of the Board shall be final. 8. CERTIFICATION OF DELEGATES ELECTION AND PUBLICATION - The names of the Delegates and Alternate Delegates elected, together with the names of the ex-officio Delegates to the General Convention, shall be published in the official publication of the Association in the issue preceding the Regular Session of the General Convention. Such listing shall constitute an official list of Delegates and Alternate Delegates for the next Regular Session of the General Convention, and upon the election and qualification of Delegates to the General Convention, the term of office of previously elected Delegates shall cease. The aforesaid publication shall be deemed sufficient notice to all Members, Delegates and Alternate Delegates. 9. DISTRICT CHAIR EXPENSES - The expense allowance of the District Chair in connection with the Delegate elections shall be determined and fixed by the Board and paid by the Home Office. 10. EX-OFFICIO DELEGATES a. Subject to the qualification requirements of Section 205 of these By-Laws, the National President, National Vice President-Secretary, National Vice President-Treasurer, other Vice Presidents, each Director, and each National Advisory Committee member who holds office at the time of any Regular or Special Session of the General Convention, shall each be entitled to one (1) vote. b. The National Vice President-Secretary shall file with the Credentials Committee the certification listing the names, offices held and addresses of all ex-officio Delegates to the General Convention. 24 0 Special Convention Edition 0 January 2016 0 William Penn Life
