BY LAWS OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF RADNOR TOWNSHIP
Established 1920
Bylaws Last Revised 2007
ARTICLE I
Section 1. Name. The name of this organization shall be the League of Women Voters of Radnor Township (hereafter LWVR). This local League is an integral part of the League of Women Voters of the United States (hereafter LWVUS) and of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (hereafter LWVPA).
ARTICLE II: PURPOSE AND POLICY
Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of the LWVR is to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government and to act on selected governmental issues.
Section 2. Policy. LWVR may take action on local government measures and policies in the public interest in conformity with the Principles of the League of Women Voters of the United States. It shall not support or oppose any political party or any candidate.
ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Eligibility. Any person who subscribes to the purpose and policy of the League shall be eligible for membership.
Section 2. Types of Membership. The membership of the LWVR shall be composed of voting members and associate members.
(a) Voting Members. U.S. citizens at least 18 years of age who join the League shall be voting members. This includes those who have been excused from the payment of dues.
(b) Associate members shall be all other members who are under 18 years of age or are non-citizens.
(c) Paid-up members shall be those who have been members of the LWV for fifty years or more.
ARTICLE IV: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number, Manner of Selection and Term of Office. The Board of Directors shall consist of the officers of the League, up to eight elected Directors, and not more than eight appointed directors.
Section 2. Qualifications. No person shall be elected or appointed or shall continue to serve as an officer or Director of this organization unless that person is a voting member of the LWVR and agrees to perform a specific task for the League as designated by the Board.
Section 3. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors by reason of resignation, death, or disqualification may be filled, until the next Annual Meeting, by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee may be asked to recommend names for consideration by the Board. Three consecutive absences from a Board meeting of any member without a valid reason may be deemed a resignation.
Section 4. Powers and Duties.
(a) The Board of Directors shall have full charge of the property and business of the organization, with full power and authority to manage and conduct same, subject to the instructions of the general membership. It shall plan and direct the work necessary to carry out the program as adopted by the National Convention, the State Convention, and the Annual Meeting. The Board shall create and designate such special committees, as it may deem necessary.
(b) The Board retains the right to remove from office, by majority vote of the full Board, any board member who does not comply with League bylaws, policies, principles or procedures.
Section 5. Executive Committee. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee consisting of the five elected officers of the LWVR. It shall exercise such power and authority as may be delegated to it and shall report on all actions taken by it between regular meetings of the Board.
Section 6.
Meetings. There shall be at least nine regular meetings of the full Board of Directors annually. The president may call special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall call a special meeting upon the written request of five members of the Board. Attendance at
regular board meetings shall be open to any member, subject to policies established by the Board for participation.
Section 7. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum, the minimum required to transact the business of the LWVR.
ARTICLE V: OFFICERS
Section 1. Enumeration of Officers. The Officers of the LWVR shall be a President, a first Vice-President, a second Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
Section 2 President. The President shall preside at meetings of the organization and of the Board of Directors. The President may, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, sign or endorse checks, drafts, and notes. The President shall have such powers of supervision and management as may pertain to the office of President and perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board. The President shall be an ex officio member of all committees.
Section 3. Vice-Presidents. The two Vice-Presidents, in order of their rank, shall, in the event of absence, disability, or death of the president, possess all the powers and perform all the duties of that office. In the event that neither Vice-President is able to serve in this capacity, the Board of Directors shall elect one of their members to fill the vacancy. The Vice-Presidents shall perform such other duties as the President and Board of Directors may designate.
Section 4. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the League and of all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall send meeting notification to the Board of Directors with copies of minutes of previous meetings enclosed. The Secretary shall sign, with the President, all contracts and other instruments when so authorized by the Board, and shall perform such other functions, as may be incidental to that office.
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