William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2016 / Különszám

WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS

Section 206. POWERS OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION - Powers of the General Convention shall include, but not be limited to:

1. Adoption of Agenda.

2. Establishment of honorarium, mileage expense and travel per diem fees for Delegates.

3. Adoption of Charter and, except as set forth in Article 18 hereof, By-Law Amendments.

4. Election of the Board of Directors and Alternate Directors.

5. Establishment of honorariums, travel expenses and per diem fees for the Board and those who are on official business for the Association. The National President, as a member of the Board, shall not receive an honorarium.

6. Installation of the elected Board of Directors.

Section 207. GENERAL CONVENTION PROCEDURES

General Convention procedures shall be established by the Board.

Section 208. SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION

1. A Special Session of the General Convention shall consist of the elected Delegates certified to the last preceding Regular Session of the General Convention, together with ex-officio Delegates as provided in Section 205.10; provided, however, that at the time of the call for a Special Session, all such Delegates meet the qualification requirements of Section 205.1 of these By-Laws and ex-officio Delegates still hold the official positions that enabled them to qualify as Delegates. Should any ex-officio Delegate no longer hold any such official position, his or her successor shall replace him or her as an ex-officio Delegate.

2. A Special Session of the General Convention shall be called by the Chair of the Board, either at the request of a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the Board, or on petition signed by not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the Delegates qualified to attend the Special Session as provided in Section 208.1, or at the written request of the majority of the Branches. The call shall precede the opening of said Special Session of the General Convention by at least thirty (30) days, during which time any Delegate's qualifications may be challenged pursuant to the same procedure as set forth in these By-Laws in Section 205.2, but subject to the following time limitations:

a. All challenges to a Delegate's qualifications shall be made within five (5) days after the call for a Special Session.

b. Within five (5) days after the challenge is received, notice of the challenge shall be given to the challenged Delegate in writing.

c. The Board shall give the challenged Delegate the opportunity to answer the challenge within ten (10) days after giving notice in the manner provided in Section 205.2(d).

d. The Board shall make its decision as to whether or not the challenged Delegate is qualified at least five (5) days prior to the date of the Special Session.

e. If the time limits are not adhered to in Section 208.2(a), (b) and (d), the challenge shall be dismissed and the Delegate shall be qualified to attend the Special Session. If the time limit is not adhered to in Section 208.2(c), the Board may render its decision without the challenged Delegate's participation.

3. The Agenda of the Special Session of the General Convention is limited to the business stated in the call notice.

Section 209. CONVENTION ACTION BY MAIL - If a

matter which would otherwise require the approval of the General Convention arises between Regular Sessions of the General Convention and does not require a Special Session pursuant to Section 208, the Board, by majority vote, shall order a referendum vote by mail. Each Delegate to the General Convention shall be sent an announcement by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, or overnight courier, with evidence of receipt, which states the matter to be voted on in the form of a resolution, together with a ballot and any necessary explanations. Each Delegate is required to vote by mailing his or her ballot within thirty (30) days from the date of the mailing of said notice. Unreturned ballots shall constitute an affirmative vote. Unless the Charter or these By-Laws should require otherwise, a majority vote shall be sufficient to adopt the Resolution, and, if adopted, the Resolution shall have the same force and effect as though it had been adopted at a General Convention. Unless otherwise specified, such a resolution shall be effective on the date when the votes are tabulated and certified by the National Vice President-Secretary. The text of the resolution and the results of the voting shall be published in the earliest edition of the official publication of the Association following the vote.

ARTICLE 3

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 301. MEMBERS - The Board is comprised of

(a) the Directors elected at the General Convention from among the Delegates thereto and (b) the National President.

Section 302. NUMBER, TERM AND QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS - There shall be no less than eight (8) and no more than ten (10) Directors and no less than eight (8) and no more than ten (10) Alternate Directors elected at the General Convention for a term of four (4) years, and they shall assume office upon their election and installation. The actual number of such Directors shall be determined by a resolution of the Board. Additional Board members may be appointed by virtue of a consolidation or merger. Directors shall hold office until their successors have been duly elected, qualified and installed. The candidates for Director receiving the highest number of votes at the General Convention shall be the duly elected Directors. A candidate for Director who is not elected shall be eligible to run for election as an Alternate Director at the same General Convention. In a separate and subsequent election at the General Convention, the candidates for Alternate Director receiving the highest number of votes shall be the Alternate Directors for such term. In the event of any tie vote for Director or Alternate Director if required for the final remaining positions, such election shall be decided by a separate and subsequent election at the Gen-William Penn Life 0 Special Convention Edition0 January 2016 0 25