THE CASCADE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
BYLAWS

Revision 1.1
11/19/98

General Elections

Any member of The Society may submit nominations for any office. Only one nomination per office shall be accepted per member. Nominations for all officer positions shall be submitted to the Secretary of The Society prior to the commencement of the October general meeting. Each nominee must receive at least 1 independent nomination to be considered as a candidate and placed on the official ballot. The Secretary shall present the list of official candidates at the October general meeting. The officers of The Society shall be elected at the November general meeting. All newly elected officers shall assume the duties of their offices December 1st. Signed, sealed absentee ballots enumerating specific candidates for office may be accepted anytime prior to the vote for that office. No proxy ballots shall be accepted. All officers shall be elected by the receiving the greatest number of votes, subject to quorum requirements as defined below. The standing president shall not vote except to break a tie vote.

Resignation of Officers

Resignation of an officer shall be effective when received in writing by another officer.

Removal of Officers

An officer of The Society may be removed from office only by a two thirds vote of the membership present at a Special Meeting called for that express purpose.

Meetings

Quorum

A quorum shall be necessary to conduct business at any meeting. For a General or Special meeting a quorum shall consist of a minimum of 10 per cent of the membership including a minimum of two elected officers. For an Executive Committee meeting, a quorum shall consist of three officers and one committee member, or two officers and three committee members.

Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee shall meet at such times and places as directed by the President. Society Officers and appointed members shall be the only individuals eligible to vote.

General Meeting

A General Meeting shall be called monthly at a time and place as directed by the President. Said meeting should be scheduled at a time and place so as to reasonably allow the maximum number of members to attend. Said meeting shall conduct such business as the membership shall deem appropriate except where restricted by the Bylaws.

Special Meeting

A Special Meeting shall be called by a majority vote of the members present at a General meeting or an Executive Committee meeting and shall be held at a time and place directed by the President. A Special Meeting must be held no sooner than 10 days nor later than 30 days after the meeting at which the Special Meeting was called. Proper notice of said meeting must be given and shall consist of transmittal of the proposed action and the time and place of the meeting to the membership. The agenda of a Special meeting shall be restricted to the matter(s) for which it was called.

Membership:

All members shall be entitled to such privileges as are not prohibited by law, regulation, or statute.

Adult Member:

An Adult Member shall receive all benefits of membership.

Junior Member:

An individual who is under the age of eighteen shall join as a Junior Member. A Junior Member shall receive all benefits of membership.

Senior Member:

An individual who is sixty-five years of age or older may join as a Senior Member. A Senior Member shall receive all benefits of membership.

Family Member:

An individual who lives in the same household as an Adult, Junior or Senior Member(s) may join as a Family Member. A Family Member shall receive all benefits of membership except in the case of mailings, which shall be addressed to only one designated member in that household.

Term of Membership

The term of membership shall run concurrent with the calendar year.

Application for Membership

Application for Membership shall be made on an approved form and accompanied by payment of Dues.

Member in Good Standing

A Member shall be considered to be in good standing if their dues are current or in arrears by not more than two calendar months after the start of the fiscal year.

Revocation of Membership

Membership may be revoked by The Society for cause, pursuant to a review by the Executive Committee and presentation to the membership at a General Meeting for a majority vote. The person whose membership is being considered for revocation has the right to be heard before an Executive Committee Meeting, and by the General Meeting that is considering the revocation.

Fiscal Matters of the Society

Membership Dues

Dues shall be payable in an amount decided by a majority vote of an Executive Committee Meeting. Dues shall be payable at the beginning of a calendar year, or at such time as an application for membership is made. If application for membership is made after the 1st quarter of the calendar year, the dues shall be reduced by an amount equal to one twelfth of the annual dues times the number of calendar months remaining in the calendar year. However, in no event shall the required amount for dues be less than one third of the regular annual dues. All payment of dues is final; no refunds of any kind will be considered.

Expenditure Authorizations

A General Meeting or Executive Committee Meeting may authorize the expenditure of any amount for any purpose. A Special Meeting may authorize the expenditure of any amount, but such expenditure(s) are restricted to the agenda of the meeting. Any two Officers may authorize the expenditure of up to $100 dollars.

Dissolution of the Society

The Society may be dissolved only by a two thirds vote of the membership present at a Special Meeting properly called. The distribution of the assets of The Society shall be conducted as set forth in the Articles of Organization.

Parliamentary Authority

The parliamentary authority of The Society shall be the most recent edition of The Modern Edition of Robert's Rules of Order, published by Berkely Books. However, in any case where the Articles of Organization or the Bylaws of the Society differ from said authority those governing instruments shall prevail.

Adoption of Bylaws

These Bylaws shall be presented to a General Meeting. Upon approval by a majority of members present they shall be adopted and placed in force.

Amendment Of Bylaws

The Bylaws may be amended by a majority vote of the membership present at either a General Meeting or a Special Meeting properly called.

Date	Revision	Author	Description
10/22/98	1.0 Draft	Robin T. O’Neill	Initial Revision
10/23/98	1.0a Draft		Spell Check Corrections
10/29/98	1.0b Draft		Changed Sections: Membership Dues
10/30/98	1.0c Draft		Re-organized Grouping of Articles and Updated Articles: Non-Discrimination  Affiliations
10/30/98	1.0d		Changed the Name of the Society as directed and approved by a majority vote at the 1st organizational meeting of the Society, 10/29/98.
11/19/98	1.1		Amended based on feedback from the 11/19/98 general meeting.
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