HAWAII JAYCEES BYLAWS
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AS OF AUGUST 11, 2001
ARTICLE I – NAME
AND STATE OFFICE
SECTION 1-1. NAME
The name of the corporation
shall be “HAWAII JAYCEES” hereinafter referred to as “Corporation”.
SECTION 1-2. STATE OFFICE
The office of the Corporation
shall be located at a site approved by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II – PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
SECTION
2-1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Corporation
shall be: 1) to promote cooperation among its members, hereinafter referred to
as “Local Chapters” as defined in Article IV; 2) to foster the development and
growth of said Local Chapters in the State of Hawaii; 3) to provide and
maintain means through which the Local Chapters may exchange ideas and promote
the Jaycee philosophy and beliefs.
SECTION
2-2. OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the
Corporation shall be: 1) to promote the education of young men and women in the
State of Hawaii in the proper sense of civic duty and responsibility; 2) to
foster intelligent participation in the solution of problems concerning civic,
state and national government; 3) to cooperate with other state Jaycee
organizations and other civic, business and social organizations in the State
of Hawaii, the nation and world-wide.
SECTION
2-3. NON-PARTISAN
AND NON-SECTARIAN
The Corporation shall be
non-partisan, non-discriminatory by sex or race and non-sectarian.
SECTION
2-4. JAYCEE CREED
The Corporation hereby adopts
and shall adhere to the Jaycee philosophy as expressed in the Jaycee Creed, as
follows:
We believe:
That faith in God gives meaning
and purpose to human life;
That the brotherhood of man
transcends the sovereignty of nations;
That economic justice can best
be won by free men through free enterprise;
That government should be of
laws rather than of men;
That earth’s great treasure lies
in human personality;
And that service to humanity is
the best work of life.
ARTICLE III – AFFILIATION
SECTION
3-1. UNITED STATES
JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFFILIATION
The Corporation shall be affiliated
with the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and is subject to the
Constitution and Bylaws of said United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, which
shall take precedence over the Hawaii Jaycees Bylaws where there is a conflict.
SECTION
3-2. JUNIOR
CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATION
The Corporation shall be further
affiliated with Junior Chamber International and each Local Chapter shall
become a member of said Junior Chamber International and maintain such
membership.
ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP
SECTION
4-1. LOCAL CHAPTER
FORMATION
A “Local Chapter” is duly
organized if it complies with each of the following: 1) makes written
application to the Corporation on forms approved and modified by the United
States Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Hawaii Jaycees; 2) conform to and be
in agreement with the ideals and principles of the Jaycee movement; 3) meet
requirements as may be promulgated and modified by the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce; 4) obtain approval of the written application by two-thirds
(2/3) vote of the Board of Directors of the Corporation; 5) agree to be bound
by the constitution, charters and/or Bylaws of the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerce and the Hawaii Jaycees; and 6) remit a non-refundable chapter
affiliation fee and dues as determined by the United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
SECTION
4-2. LOCAL CHAPTER
CONFORMITY
The charters, constitutions
and/or Bylaws of each Local Chapter shall conform to the charters,
constitutions and/or Bylaws of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and
the Hawaii Jaycees, which shall take precedence over the charters,
constitutions and Bylaws of the Local Chapter where there is a conflict.
SECTION
4-3. NON-DISCRIMINATION
REQUIREMENT
A Local Chapter shall not
discriminate on the grounds of race, sex, national origin, religions, sexual
orientation, disability, or other political purposes. If a Local Chapter if found to be in
violation of this section, the Local Chapter is subject to sanctions as
determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION
4-4. WITHDRAWAL OF
MEMBERSHIP
Any Local Chapter may
voluntarily withdraw from the Corporation by submitting to the secretary a
written resignation accompanied by a remittance in full for all dues to
date. Upon withdrawal, the withdrawing
chapter must cease use of any name affiliating such chapter with the Hawaii
Jaycees, the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce or any use of the
Jaycees’ name or logos.
SECTION
4-5. SUSPENSION OF
MEMBERSHIP
A Local Chapter in the
Corporation found to be in violation of these Bylaws or which has failed to pay
its dues provided under Article V, shall be suspended and shall receive written
notification of said suspension. All
rights and privileges of the Local Chapter shall be revoked during said
suspension period. The Local Chapter may
file an appeal to the Hawaii Jaycees Appeals Council as provided in these
Bylaws and Policies. Said Local Chapter
may be restored to good standing upon approval of the Board of Directors, or
upon payment of all delinquent dues and reinstatement fees in such amounts as
prescribed by the Board of Directors.
SECTION
4-6. TERMINATION
OF MEMBERSHIP
A Local Chapter may be
terminated from membership in the Corporation by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of
the Board of Directors at any meeting duly called for the purpose of
considering such termination; provided that the Local Chapter under
consideration shall have been notified at least thirty (30) days prior to the
date of the meeting for the reasons of said termination. Notification shall be in writing, sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested to the Local Chapter’s last known
mailing address.
SECTION
4-7. HONORARY
MEMBERS & OFFICERS
All persons who have served one
(1) full term as President of the Corporation, or any individual who has
provided exemplary service to the Hawaii Jaycees, upon written application to,
and approval by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, shall be granted an
honorary life membership or office in said Corporation, but they may not vote
or hold office in the Corporation except as hereinafter provided.
SECTION
4-8. TRANSFER OF
MEMBERSHIP
Any individual member in good
standing with a Local Chapter may transfer to another Local Chapter. Upon acceptance of a transferee by another Local
Chapter, said Local Chapter shall honor his membership for the period of time
his dues have been paid to the remitting chapter, provided that the transfer
fee prescribed by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce has been paid.
SECTION
4-9. CHOICE OF
CHAPTER REPRESENTATION
Any person who is an individual
member of more than one (1) Local Chapter shall not be allowed to represent
more than one (1) Local Chapter at the Annual Meeting.
SECTION
4-10. REGION
FORMATION
The State of Hawaii shall be
organized into two regions as follows:
A.
Region 1: Counties of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai
B.
Region 2: City & County of Honolulu
Each chapter in the respective counties shall be
part of the designated region.
SECTION
4-11. DISTRICT
FORMATION
The Corporation shall be
composed of eight (8) districts with one (1) District Director from each
district:
A.
District 1: The portion of the Island of Hawaii identified by tax key zones
3-1, 3-2, 3-3 and 3-9 currently south of the town of Ookala between the 30 and 31 mile marker
and south of Manuka State Park.
B.
District 2: County of Maui.
C.
District 3: Leeward Oahu from the Honolulu/Ewa government district boundary
to all residences touching Kawela Bay.
D.
District 4: Windward Oahu from Kawela Bay to Makapuu Point including
all residences East of the Koolau Range.
E.
District 5: North Honolulu from the Honolulu/Ewa government district
boundary to the eastern boundary beginning from the Pacific Ocean proceeding in
the middle of the following canal and streets: along the Ala Wai Canal to where
the Ala Wai Canal intersects with Kalakaua Avenue; continuing north on Kalakaua
Avenue to where Kalakaua Avenue intersects with Beretania Street; continuing
east on Beretania Street to where Beretania Street intersects with Punahou
Street; continuing north on Punahou Street to where Punahou Street intersects
with Nehoa Street; continuing west on Nehoa Street to where Nehoa Street
intersects with Makiki Street; continuing north on Makiki Street to where
Makiki Street intersects with Round Top Drive; continuing on Round Top Drive
and ending at Kalaiopua Place. District
5 shall include all residences bordering on Tantalus Drive.
F.
District 6: South Honolulu from the eastern boundary of District 5 described
above to Makapuu Point.
G.
District 7: County of Kauai.
H.
District 8: The portion of the Island of Hawaii identified by tax key
zones 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7 and 3-8 currently north of the town of Ookala between
the 30 and 31 mile marker and north of Manuka State Park.
SECTION
4-12. ASSIGNMENT OF
CHAPTERS TO DISTRICTS
New chapters admitted into
membership of this Corporation shall be assigned to their respective districts
by the president of the Hawaii Jaycees based on the following criteria:
A.
Place of membership meetings.
B.
Community that the chapter services.
C.
Location of its office or principal business address.
A new chapter wishing to be placed in a particular
district must fulfill two of the three criteria set forth above. Said requirement shall not apply to a new
extended chapter which district shall be deemed to be in the district of its
sponsoring chapter until the start of the next fiscal year. Chapters in existence since August 16, 1992 shall remain in their respective assigned districts
unless a petition is voluntarily filed by a chapter wishing to change its
district assignment.
SECTION
4-13. PETITION TO
CHANGE DISTRICTS
A chapter wishing to change its
district assignment shall follow the following procedures:
A.
The chapter must provide written notice to the District Directors of
said chapters current and proposed districts within thirty (30) days prior to
the date of the Final Board Meeting of its request to transfer district
together with a filing fee paid to the Hawaii Jaycees of $100.00
B. A committee comprised of the
affected Region Director, the two District Directors, the State President and
the General Legal Officer shall be formed to decide on said petition. The committee shall decide on said petition
before the next annual meeting of the Hawaii Jaycees which decision shall be
effective for a minimum of three (3) years commencing January 1 of the
following administration.
ARTICLE V – DUES AND FEES
SECTION
5-1. MEMBERSHIP
DUES AND AMOUNT OF DUES
A.
ANNUAL DUES: The membership dues payable by each local chapter shall
consist of annual dues payable by the individual members of each Local Chapter.
B. AMOUNT OF DUES: The amount of
individual member dues payable to the Hawaii Jaycees shall be $10 plus the
amounts determined by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and Junior
Chamber International. Such dues are
based on a schedule as determined by the following classes of individual
members paid on an annual basis. The
classes of individual dues included:
1.
New regular members
2.
Renewed regular members
3.
Non-regular members
C. FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT TO
CORPORATION: On a monthly basis, each Local Chapter shall submit the annual
dues collected during the current month, as prescribed by collection procedures
promulgated by the Treasurer of the Corporation. Annual dues are payable in advance by each
individual member and collected from the individual by the Local Chapter. Upon payment by a new individual member, an
individual membership continues for twelve (12) months and is renewable by
payment of renewal dues prior to the anniversary date of initial membership.
D. WAIVER OF DUES FOR
NON-REGULAR LOCAL CHAPTERS: All dues
shall be waived for any Local Chapter established at any correctional and/or
rehabilitation facility in the state of Hawaii.
E. ALLOCATION TO PUBLICATIONS:
Of the Ten Dollars ($10.00) specified above, $1.00 shall constitute the
subscription price for the state newspaper, KE ALAKAI, and the HAWAII JAYCEE
ANNUAL REPORT, for all Jaycee individual members in good standing. The subscription price (to said newspaper
and annual report) for Non-Jaycee members shall be $2.00. Use of any income from these sources shall be
in accordance with Article VI, Section 6-1-E of the Bylaws of the Hawaii
Jaycees.
SECTION
5-2. AFFILIATION
FEES
Except as herein provided, there
shall be an affiliation fee in such amount as prescribed by the Board of
Directors. The affiliation fee shall
accompany the dues. The affiliation fee
shall be waived for new members of a Local Chapter established at any
correctional and/or rehabilitation facility in the state of Hawaii.
ARTICLE VI – FINANCES
SECTION
6-1. GENERAL
FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
A.
DEBTS AND EXPENSES: Debts and expenses shall not be contracted or
caused to be incurred in the name of the Corporation without first having
approval of the Board of Directors, either by specific appropriation or by
approval of a budget to cover estimated expenses, of which such debt or expense
is a part; except that in the case of emergency, the Treasurer, with the
approval of the President, may expend not more than ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($100.00).
B. RECEIPTS REQUIRED:
Reimbursements of expenses properly incurred shall be made only upon receipt of
expense statement in proper form.
C. BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT:
Each administration in order to be financially self-sustaining, shall maintain
a balanced budget. A “balanced budget”
means that expenditures do not exceed income.
D. PURCHASE ORDER SYSTEM: As a
measure of control, a purchase order system or a system utilizing generally
accepted accounting practices shall be instituted under the direction of the
Treasurer whereby:
1. Each state committee shall be
assigned a purchase order number for the year and its chairperson be required
to submit a monthly report of income and expenditures.
2. All purchases are to be made
in the name of the Corporation and invoices sent directly to the Corporation’s
office.
3. All monies received shall be
deposited in the name of the Corporation and all payments shall be made through
the Corporation’s office (except board meetings and annual convention).
4. District Directors may be
assigned purchase order numbers for administrative expenses where there is
problem of control by the Corporation’s office.
E. DEFINITION OF INTERNAL
SOURCES: Internal sources of income of the Hawaii Jaycees shall include all
dues, fund raising projects, and other income not designated for a specific
community program.
SECTION
6-2. TRAVEL POOL
FEES
The State President’s and
Regional Director’s Travel Pool Fees assessed and payable to the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce shall be paid from the funds of the Corporation.
SECTION
6-3. INTER-ISLAND
TRAVEL EXPENSES
All travel and/or room and board
must be authorized by the State President or the state officer-in-charge of the
program. All reimbursement for
transportation and/or room and board is discretionary and is subject to the
availability of funds.
A.
INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL EXPENSES ALLOWED: The inter-island travel expenses,
if any, of the President, the Regional Directors, and the District Directors of
the Corporation shall be paid from the funds of the Corporation. Said expenses include airfare, room and
board.
B. STATE PROJECTS AND PROGRAM
WINNERS TRAVEL: Funds for travel of various state projects or program winners
are to be handled similarly to a bid project or program or in the alternative,
a pooling system should be created under the supervision of the respective
committee chairperson.
C. DEFINITION OF ALLOWABLE
TRAVEL EXPENSES: Expenses of travel and/or room and board as below shall mean
and include:
1. Actual cost of inter-island
transportation and/or room and board incurred by the President or designated
representative, Executive Vice President, and Regional Directors in visiting
the Local Chapters.
2. Actual cost of transportation
and/or room and board incurred by the state officers to the site of the Board
meetings, Annual Meeting and State Convention and Executive Committee meetings
when the respective sites are located on an island other than that on which
such officers reside.
3. Actual cost of transportation
incurred by the President or designated representative, Regional Directors,
District Directors, Management Vice President, and one (1) other Vice President
to the Jaycees Officers Training School (JOTS).
This provision is subject to the availability of funds.
4. Actual cost of transportation
incurred by the outgoing and incoming President to the national convention.
5. Actual cost of transportation
incurred by the District Director of the County of Maui on his or her required
visitation to any Local Chapter within District 2 that is located on an island
other than on the island which he or she reside.
6. The District Directors of the
county of Hawaii shall have a mileage allowance of 20 cents per mile not to
exceed $20.00 per visit within his or her district. This should be limited to visitations in
excess of 70 miles. The amount of
reimbursement shall be limited to the amount in excess of 70 miles.
SECTION
6-4. PRESIDENT’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
A.
FUND ALLOWED: The State President shall have access to a discretionary
fund to be disbursed at his or her discretion.
The amount of said fund shall be approved by the Board of Directors when
the annual budget is approved.
B. DISCRETIONARY FUND LIMIT: The
President may at his discretion be authorized to spend up to One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) annually for non-budgeted discretionary items or incidents.
SECTION
6-5. STATE
PROJECTS AND PROGRAM EXPENSES ALLOWED
Expense of state projects or
programs shall be borne by the Corporation as provided for in and limited to
the budget.
SECTION
6-6. CONTINGENCY
RESERVE FUND
A.
PURPOSE: The Corporation shall initiate action to establish a
contingency reserve fund for the following purposes:
1. To create an investment
portfolio to support the operations of a state office and other administrative
expenses.
2. To establish a building fund
for a permanent state office.
3. To provide a safeguard to
meet any operation contingencies.
B. CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND
PROCEDURES: A contingency reserve shall be set up with the funds remaining in
the treasury at the end of each annual budget and augmented by surplus funds
accruing each year. The Treasurer shall
be responsible to see that all funds remaining in the treasury at the end of
each annual budget becomes part of this contingency reserve account. The following procedures should govern the
administering of the fund.
1. The first $25,000 of the
amount so set aside shall be retained in cash or invested in whole or in part
with the approval of the Executive Committee either in U.S. Government
securities or U.S. Government guaranteed deposits and investments, any amount
in excess of $25,000 may be invested by the Executive Committee in securities
or in investment trusts or mutual funds.
2. Money may be withdrawn from
the contingency reserve fund only upon recommendation of a majority of the Executive
Committee, concurred upon by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Directors.
3. No withdrawal in excess of
$2,500 in any one fiscal year may be made from the contingency reserve fund,
except upon recommendation of a majority of the Executive Committee, concurred
upon by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the Board of Directors.
4. No withdrawal shall be made
except after fifteen (15) days written notice of the Executive Committee’s
action has been given to the Board of Directors.
SECTION
6-7. BUDGET REVISION
PROCEDURES
The following procedure shall
govern budget revisions:
A.
If income from membership dues and miscellaneous income shall exceed
the budget estimate, as of March 1, or thereafter, the Executive Committee
shall have power to adjust upward fund allocations for any part of the project
program adopted by the Board of Directors.
B. If income shall be ten
percent (10%) or more under the budget estimate, the Executive Committee shall
have the power to adjust downward any appropriation except for the contingency
reserve which may be reduced only if the income is reduced by fifteen percent
(15%) or more.
C. All such changes adopted by
the Executive Committee shall be reported by mail to the Board of Directors for
approval within ten (10) days.
D. The finance committee shall
report any proposals for budget revisions to the Board of Directors on a
trimester basis.
SECTION
6-8. SELECTION OF
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
A Certified Public Accountant
shall be selected at the Annual Meeting to review the books of the Corporation
at the end of the fiscal year in which the Annual Meeting is held. The Auditor shall submit a report of his or
her review to the Board of Directors no later than fifteen (15) days prior to
the First Trimester Board Meeting and such report shall be open to inspection
by any Local Chapter. An audit may be
called for upon the approval of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VII – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION
7-1. CONTROL
The Board of Directors shall
consist of:
A.
President of the Corporation
B.
Region Directors
C.
Community Development Vice President
D.
Individual Development Vice President
E.
Management Development Vice President
F.
International Vice President
G.
Business Development Vice President
H.
Membership Vice President
I.
District Directors
J.
Executive Vice President (without vote)
K.
Administrative Vice President (without vote)
L.
Secretary of the Corporation (without vote)
M.
Treasurer of the Corporation (without vote)
N.
General Legal Officer of the Corporation (without
vote)
O.
Chairman of the Board of the Corporation
P.
Chaplain of the Corporation (without vote)
Q.
President of each Local Chapter or his/her
representative (designated in writing)
R.
Two (2) elected or selected Directors from each Local
Chapter
S.
Metropolitan Conference Vice President
T.
Director of Public Relations (without vote)
U.
State Editor (without vote)
V.
Program Managers (without vote)
SECTION
7-2. SCOPE OF
AUTHORITY
The Board of Directors shall
have charge of the affairs of the Corporation and shall prescribe and enforce
rules and regulations for its government.
SECTION
7-3. LOCAL CHAPTER
REPRESENTATION
Each Local Chapter shall be
represented on the Board of Directors by its Chapter President or said
President’s representative who is designated in writing, and two (2) members
who shall serve as Directors to attend as delegates at each trimester Board of
Directors meeting.
SECTION
7-4. RESIGNATION
Any member of the Board of
Directors may resign by submitting a written resignation to the Secretary of
the Corporation. A successor shall be
appointed within thirty one (31) days of said resignation date by the President
of the Corporation unless said member is a chapter president or chapter
representative listed under section 7-1 Q and R in which case said successor
shall be chosen by said chapter.
SECTION
7-5. AUTOMATIC
DISMISSAL
Failure of a member of the Board
of Directors to attend two (2) consecutive meetings of the board without
written notice of inability to attend which is acceptable to the board shall
automatically be deemed to have vacated his or her membership in the board
pending notice of dismissal to said board member.
ARTICLE VIII – STATE CONVENTION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
AND ANNUAL MEETING
SECTION
8-1. BOARD AND
CORPORATION MEETING DATES
The Board and Corporation shall
meet:
A.
STATE CONVENTION AND NEW BOARD MEETING: During the month of January,
but no later than the last full weekend in January.
B. FIRST TRIMESTER BOARD
MEETING: During the months of April and May, but no later than the second full
weekend in May.
C. ANNUAL MEETING AND SECOND TRIMESTER
BOARD MEETING: During the months of August and September, but no later than the
second full weekend in September.
SECTION
8-2. SPECIAL
MEETINGS
Special meetings of the board
may be called by the President at such times and places as he or she may
designate or upon a request in writing of twenty-five percent (25%) of the
board members.
SECTION
8-3. SELECTION OF
FIRST TRIMESTER BOARD MEETINGS HOST
A Local Chapter shall be
selected by a majority of the votes cast to host the First Trimester Board
Meeting. Selection of host shall take
place at the New Board Meeting.
SECTION
8-4. SUBMISSION OF
FIRST TRIMESTER BOARD MEETINGS BIDS
Each Local Chapter or chapters
who wish to be considered as a host for the First Trimester Board Meeting shall
submit to the Board of Directors at the New Board Meeting, a written
preliminary report on proposed plans for said meeting as required by the
Executive Committee. The final plans,
including a budget, shall then be submitted to the Executive Committee for its
review and recommendations not later than ninety (90) days prior to the date of
such meeting.
SECTION
8-5. VOTING AND
QUORUM
Notice of all meetings shall be
given by the Secretary at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the
meetings. Voting by alternates shall be
permitted but there shall be no voting by proxy except as noted herein for
correctional institutional chapters.
Fifty percent (50%) of the voting members of the board shall constitute
a quorum at all meetings of the Board of Directors.
A.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS ALLOWED FOR INSTITUTIONAL CHAPTERS: Local Chapters
established at any correctional or institutional chapter in the state of Hawaii
shall be allowed to vote by absentee ballot.
B. NOTICE NOT REQUIRED OF
MEMBERS PRESENT IN PERSON: Notice of meetings shall not be required of those
members that are duly represented at the board meetings in person.
SECTION
8-6. TIME OF
SELECTION OF FIRST TRIMESTER BOARD MEETiNG SITE
Selection of the First Trimester
Board Meeting site shall be made at the New Board Meeting.
SECTION
8-7. HOST CHAPTER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXPENDITURES
All expenditures incurred by the
Local Chapter hosting the State Convention, Board Meetings, and Annual Meeting
shall be its sole obligation and in no way shall the Corporation be responsible
for commitments made by the Local Chapter.
SECTION
8-8. DATE AND
LOCATION OF THE STATE CONVENTION AND ANNUAL MEETING
The Corporation shall hold its
Annual Meeting after the end of the second (2nd) Trimester and no
later than the second (2nd) full weekend in October, and State
Convention after the end of the Jaycee year and no later than the second (2nd)
full weekend in February. The date for
the Annual Meeting and State Convention shall be determined by the Board of
Directors at the New Board Meeting.
SECTION
8-9. LOCAL CHAPTER
REPRESENTATION FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
A.
DELEGATION BASED ON CHAPTER MEMBERS: Each Local Chapter in good
standing shall be entitled to one (1) delegate for every ten (10) members or
fraction thereof of said Local Chapter, provided, however that no Local Chapter
shall have fewer than four (4) nor more than twelve (12) delegates, plus two
(2) alternate delegates, and provided further that the members of the Local
Chapter may be counted only once by one (1) Local Chapter for the purposes of
determining the number of delegates to the Annual Meeting.
B. DECLARATION OF CHAPTER
MEMBERSHIP: The individual members shall declare in writing and file with the
State Credentials Committee the selection of his or her Local Chapter. Such declaration shall be made on or before
September 1 of each year for the Annual Meeting provided, that in the event the
individual member fails to make said declaration, his or her status shall be
determined by the state credentials committee.
C. LIMIT ON VOTING DELEGATES FOR
LOCAL CHAPTERS: Election to the position of an officer or director in the
Corporation shall in no way increase the number of voting delegates from any
Local Chapter.
D. DISQUALIFICATION OF LOCAL
CHAPTER: No Local Chapter shall be permitted to vote unless said Local Chapter
shall be in good standing as provided by Section 8-10 of the Bylaws of the
Corporation. Before the Annual Meeting
convenes, the chairperson shall post the tentative roster of the votes of each
Local Chapter in a conspicuous place. The chairperson shall then report his findings
to the Annual Meeting for its approval.
SECTION
8-10. LOCAL CHAPTERS
NOT IN GOOD STANDING FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
No Local Chapter shall be
considered in good standing under the provisions of this Section unless, and
until all debts due and owing from such Local Chapters either to the
Corporation or to the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce shall have been
paid in full. No Local Chapter shall be
deemed to be in good standing unless all account
