Fraternity-Testvériség, 1992 (70. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1992-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY Page 3 IMPORTANT CONVENTION NOTICE During the period of April 1 to May 31, 1992, our branches must hold special meetings for the purpose of electing delegates and alternates to our next quadrennial convention to be held on September 21 to 24, 1992. By-Laws of the HRFA. Election of Delegates 1 14. Each branch having a minimum adult membership of 300 shall send one delegate to the Convention. Branches having more than 300 members shall send one additional delegate for each multiple of 300 members. Branches having less than 300 members will be grouped in units of not less than 300 and not more than 375 members, and may jointly send one delegate. The grouping of these units will be arranged by the President of the Federation according to geographical location in concurrence with the Executive Committee and with the approval of the Board of Directors, and published in the Fraternity during the first quarter of the Convention year. The delegates and alternates shall be elected by a plurality vote on separate ballots at a special meeting to be held during the months of April and May following the announcement in the official publication of the meeting date of the Convention by the President as directed by the Board of Directors. In case of a tie vote in a delegate election of a grouping of Branches, the Board of Directors shall decide by lot. Their names shall be certified to the President within 10 days after the election. Each certification shall be accompanied by a copy of the minutes of said meeting, the names and certificate numbers of the members present at the meeting and their signatures. The delegate and alternate must have been a member of the Federation and of the branch, or one of the branches of the group he is representing, for at least one year prior to his election, and must have fulfilled all his membership obligations. Alternate delegates elected shall fill vacancies of elected delegates in the order of the number of votes received. Branches formed within one year preceding the Convention shall be exceptions. Officers or employees of similar organizations or employees of the Federation cannot be delegates. Election Irregularities U 16. In the event that any irregularity in the method of convening of any meeting for the election of delegates and alternates or in the mode of election of said delegates or alternates or in the event of a protest or complaint concerning the method of convening or election is received by the President, he shall forthwith request full detailed and notarized written reports from the officers of the branch and the person or persons filing complaints. Said reports shall be forwarded to the President within ten days by certified mail from the date of receipt of the request for same. Upon receipt of said report, or in the event one or more reports shall not be received, the President shall convene the Executive Committee for consideration. The Executive Committee shall report said matter to the Board of Directors along with their recommendation. The Board shall either approve or reject the recommendation and notify the Branch of its decision and/or directive for corrective action. Should said Branch refuse or neglect to take such corrective action, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to declare the election null and void. The action of the Board shall be reported to the Convention and may be appealed to the Convention. All expenses incurred in attending the Convention by complainant(s) and/or witnesses shall be the sole responsibility of the complainant(s) or the person calling the witnesses and shall not be paid by the Federation. The Credentials Committee of the Convention shall consider all material and legally competent testimony presented to it and render a decision. This decision may be appealed to the Plenary Session of the Convention, whose decision shall be final. QUORUM: one-twentieth (5%) of the membership of any branch at the annual or special meetings and at least five members at the regular meeting of the branches. If a quorum is not present at the first meeting, a second meeting shall be called at which those present, regardless of number shall constitute a quorum. The recommendations to the Convention adopted at the branch meetings must be attached to the list of the names and addresses of the elected delegates and alternates and the copy of the minutes of the branch meeting. I ask our dedicated Branch Managers and Branch Officers to hold the branch meetings and elect the delegates and alternates as required by our By-Laws and to promptly mail the result of elections, copies of the minutes and branch resolutions to the Home Office, Attention: President. IMRE BERTALAN President
