William Penn Life, 2016 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2016 / Különszám
WILLIAM PENN ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS 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 Audit Committee Members from serving as ex-officio Delegates if they are otherwise qualified. h. 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. i. 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 (i) 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. j. 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 Benefit Member who has transferred from one Branch to another in accordance with Section 107.5. 2. CHALLENGES/BOARD TO DETERMINE- The Board shall determine whether a challenged Delegate is or is not qualified to be a Delegate to the General Convention. a. A challenge to the qualifications of a Delegate, whether an elected Delegate, an elected Alternate Delegate, or an ex-officio Delegate, may be initiated by the National Vice President-Secretary or may be made by an Adult Benefit Member. b. Any challenge of a Delegate or an Alternate Delegate initiated by the National Vice President-Secretary must be raised no later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of the next Regular Session of the General Convention; or, in the case of an ex-officio Delegate, within ten (10) days of his or her appointment. In every case, the National Vice President-Secretary shall give written notice of the charges specified wherein the Delegate or the Alternate Delegate allegedly is not qualified to said challenged Delegate or Alternate Delegate by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, or overnight courier, with evidence of receipt no later than ninety-five (95) days prior to the date of the next Regular Session of the General Convention; or, in the case of an ex-officio Delegate, within fifteen (15) days of his or her appointment. c. Any challenge of a Delegate made by an Adult Benefit Member must be received by the National Vice President-Secretary, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, or overnight courier, with evidence of receipt, within ten (10) days after the Delegate's or Alternate Delegate's election; or, in the case of an ex-officio Delegate, received by the National Vice President-Secretary on or after one hundred twenty (120) days, but no later than ninety (90) days, prior to the date of the next Regular Session of the General Convention. In every case, the National Vice President-Secretary shall give written notice of the charges specified wherein the Delegate allegedly is not qualified to said challenged Delegate by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, or overnight courier, with evidence of receipt, within fifteen (15) days after the completion of the elections for all of the Delegates and Alternate Delegates; or, in the case of an ex-officio Delegate, no later than eighty-five (85) days prior to the date of the next Regular Session of the General Convention. Should the National Vice President-Secretary be challenged as a Delegate, the challenge shall be filed with the National Vice President-Treasurer, who shall give the proper notice. d. The challenged Delegate shall be afforded the opportunity to appear personally, at his or her own expense, before the Board to answer the charges, or the challenged Delegate may answer the charges in writing by Certified Mail, Return Receipt requested, or overnight courier, with evidence of receipt, within ten (10) days of receipt of notification of said challenge. e. The decision of the Board as to whether the challenged Delegate is or is not qualified shall be made at the next regular meeting or special meeting of the Board. The decision of the Board shall be final. f. In any case where all Delegates and Alternate Delegates of a challenged Delegation are determined not to be qualified, said Delegation shall not be represented at the General Convention. 3. DELEGATE DISTRICTS - Based upon the membership of the Association, as of December 31 of the year prior to the General Convention, the Board shall establish the number of Delegates to be certified in order to comply with the statutory provisions relating to the minimum number of elected and ex-officio Delegates required to comprise a General Convention and establish Delegate Districts, considering the number of Adult Benefit Members and any other factors that the Board may consider material. 4. METHOD OF CREATING DELEGATE DISTRICTS - In order to give representation to as many Adult Benefit Members as possible, Branches that do not have a sufficient number of Members to elect a Delegate shall be joined with one another, or joined with Branches that have a sufficient number of Members to elect one or more Delegates, but still have Members whose number is insufficient to elect an additional Delegate, to comprise one Delegate District. In this way, there will be a sufficient number of Members to elect additional Delegates. The Board, in its sole discretion, shall determine which Branches shall be joined together to form a Delegate District. In making such determination, the Board shall give consideration to maximizing the number of Delegates that can be elected by Adult Benefit Members so as to increase representation and to any other factors that the Board deems relevant. 5. DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE DELEGATES a. Each duly established Delegate District shall be entitled to elect one or more Delegates for a four (4) year William Penn Life ° Special Convention Edition 0 January 2016° 23
