William Penn Life, 2011 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2011-04-01 / 4. szám

37th General Convention

Notice of Qualifications for Delegates to the 37th General Convention

THE DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS for the Delegate District Election meetings have been set. They can be found on Pages 24 and 25 of this issue. In accordance with the By-Laws of the Association, candidates for Delegate or Alternate Delegate must meet the following qualifications:

ARTICLE 2 - THE GENERAL CONVENTION Section 205 - Delegates, Alternate Delegates and Election

Section 205.1 - Qualifications - Any candidate for Delegate or Alternate Delegate to the General Convention must be an Adult Life Benefit Member of the duly established Delegate District to which his or her Branch is assigned and qualified as follows:

a. Attained age eighteen (18) or older, has been an Adult Life Benefit Member of the Association for at least one full calendar year prior to his or her election as a Delegate or Alternate Delegate, and is a citizen of the United States of America.

b. Only the Certificate holder who is the basic insured Adult Life Benefit Member shall have the right to vote at Delegate District meetings or Branch meetings or to hold office.

c. Must not have any business or personal interests which would either be competitive in the sale of life insurance, annuities and similar life insurance products or constitute a conflict of interest in relation to the business operations of the Association.

d. Must not be an employee of the Association or any of its subsidiaries, or an officer appointed by the Board; provided, however, that nothing in this Subparagraph (d) shall prevent the National President, the National Vice President- Secretary, the National Vice President-Treasurer, or the Vice Presidents from serving as ex-officio Delegates if they are otherwise qualified; and provided further, that nothing in this Subparagraph (d) shall prevent Branch Coordinators and Part-time and Special Agents from serving as Delegates if they are otherwise qualified.

e. Must not be a Full-time General Agent, an Agency Manager, or Member engaged in regular business dealings with the Association or any of its Branches or subdivisions wherein he or she derives significant monetary gain or a spouse of any of the foregoing; provided, however, that Branch Coordinators and Part-time and Special Agents are eligible to serve as Delegates if they are not also Full-time Agents, General Agents, Agency Managers, or engaged in business dealings with the Association or any of its Branch subsidiaries wherein they derive monetary gain and if they are otherwise qualified.

f. Must not have any financial obligations to the Association as an employee or as the result of previous employment.

g. Must not have terminated employment with the Association less than one (1) year prior to a Delegate District Meeting; provided, however, that nothing in this Subparagraph (g) shall prevent former Directors, National Officers and National Auditing Committee Members from serving as ex-officio Delegates if they are otherwise qualified.

h. May not be a Member solely by reason of having exercised the non-forfeiture option of his or her Certificate of

Life Membership either in the form of Extended or Reduced Paid-Up life insurance.

i. May not be a person who is directly involved in litigation or a written claim against the Association except for claims under a certificate of insurance.

j. Must not have been a director, alternate director, officer or employee of any organization similar to or in competition with the Association or a delegate or an alternate delegate to any other fraternal benefit society convention within four (4) years prior to the date scheduled for District Delegate elections; provided, however, that nothing in this subparagraph (j) shall prevent any person from serving as an elected, ex-officio, or Alternate Delegate to the General Convention pursuant to a merger or similar agreement between the Association and any alliance, fellowship, or society in the United States having similar aims to those of the Association.

k. Must have been a member of the same Branch for at least an uninterrupted one (1) year period prior to the Delegate District election; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to a Life Benefit Member who has transferred from one Branch to another in accordance with Section 107.5.

Section 205.8 - 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.

ARTICLE 14 - OFFICIAL PUBLICATION; NOTICES

Section 1402 - Any notice to the Members or officers of the Association required to be given, including convention calls, elections, changes to the Charter or By-Laws, shall be made in such official publication, and such notice shall have the same effect as though given personally in writing. Placing a copy of such official publication in the mail to the last known address of any Member shall be sufficient service of such notice to him or her. An affidavit by the National Vice President-Secretary certifying that such official publication was mailed to each Member on the mailing list shall be filed with the minutes of the Board at its next meeting after publication of such notice.

Section 1403 - In addition to the notice provided for in Section 1402, notices to Members at Branches or Delegate Districts may also be given, when authorized by the Board, National President, or National Vice President-Secretary, by publication of such notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or area where each Branch is located.

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