William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2016 / Különszám
WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS event of disability or death of the applicant, become either a Benefit Member of this Association or a member of any Branch of this Association. 5. A Benefit Member may be assigned to a Branch of his or her own choosing or to a Branch in or near said Member's residential area. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Benefit Member cannot transfer to another Branch within one (1) year prior to a Delegate District Election Meeting. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply to a Benefit Member who has moved his or her primary residence within or after said one (1) year period, and by reason of such move desires to transfer to a Branch located in or near said Member's new residential area. All transfers shall require the approval by the National Vice President-Secretary (or, in his or her absence, the National President) of the Member's written request for such transfer. 6. No Member may belong to more than one (1) Branch. 7. A non-Member may participate as a guest in all social and fraternal activities sponsored by the Association or by a Branch of the Association under rules established by the Board, but shall not be permitted to vote or participate in meeting discussions at any Branch meeting. ARTICLE 2 THE GENERAL CONVENTION Section 201. GOVERNING BODY 1. The General Convention shall be the highest governing body of the Association and shall consist of Delegates elected as provided in Section 205 of these By-Laws, together with the ex-officio Delegates as provided herein. The ex-officio Delegates shall consist of the National President, National Vice President-Secretary, National Vice President-Treasurer, other Vice Presidents, Directors, and National Advisory Committee members. All elected Delegates and ex-officio Delegates shall be entitled to one vote each. All elected Delegates and ex-officio Delegates are subject to the qualification requirements of Section 205.1 hereof. 2. a. The elected Delegates shall constitute not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of Delegates certified to attend the General Convention. b. At any Regular or Special Session of the General Convention, a quorum shall consist of a majority of all elected and ex-officio Delegates certified to attend. Section 202. REGULAR SESSIONS - Regular Sessions of the General Convention shall be held every fourth year in the United States, during a month and a place designated by the Board. Section 203. CONVENTION OFFICERS - The Chair of the Board shall be the Convention Chair and the Board Vice Chair shall be the Convention Vice Chair. The Board shall designate the Convention Secretary. In the event that a vacancy occurs for a Convention officer, the Board shall appoint a replacement. Section 204. COMMITTEES 1. CONVENTION COMMITTEES - Prior to each Regular Session of the General Convention, the Chair of the Board shall propose to the Board, from the list of certified Delegates, a Nominating Committee, a Credentials Committee, a Resolutions Committee, an Election Committee and such other committees as may be deemed necessary for transacting the business of the General Convention. The Board shall confirm, substitute, add, or delete nominees, the Chair and the Vice Chair for each Committee. The Chair of the Board and the National President shall be an ex-officio member of all Committees. 2. NOMINATING COMMITTEE a. Prior to each Regular Session of the General Convention, the Nominating Committee shall nominate candidates for Directors and Alternate Directors. b. In order to assure the preservation of a representative form of government, as provided in the fraternal laws, nominations may also be made from the floor of the General Convention. Section 205. DELEGATES, ALTERNATE DELEGATES AND ELECTION 1. QUALIFICATIONS - Any candidate for Delegate or Alternate Delegate to the General Convention must be an Adult 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 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 legal resident of the United States of America. b. Only the Certificate holder who is the basic insured Adult 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 other 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. 22 0 Special Convention Edition 0 January 2016 0 William Penn Life
