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Section 5. Any member may be exempted from the provisions of Sections 2 and 4 of this Article concerning delinquency in dues
provided they submit, in writing, justifiable reasons for same and such reasons are approved by the Executive Director.
Section 6. Upon payment of all dues, current and past, any such person may be reinstated to membership by the Executive
Director.

ARTICLE VI – BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Whenever the term Board of Directors is used in these by-laws, it shall mean and include the elected Officers, elected
Directors, the ex-officio Directors, and any Designated Directors.
a) The elected Officers of this Association shall consist of a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President and the
Third Vice President.
b) The elected Directors shall consist of no more than twelve (12) directors, each elected for a staggered term of three (3)
years.

c) The ex-officio Directors shall consist of the Past Presidents.

d) The Designated Directors shall include those Members elected as set forth herein.
e) The President shall prepare and submit a list of committee appointments to the Board of Directors.The Board shall
confirm the appointment of Committee Chairs.

f) The Historian, Parliamentarian, and Sergeant-at-Arms shall report to the Chairman of the Board directly.

Section 2. A member may be nominated for election to the Board of Directors who has been a member in good standing for a
minimum of five (5) years and shall have attended at least three (3) Annual Conferences during that period with at least two (2)
such meetings being consecutive. Designated Directors are exempt from this requirement. There may be no more than four (4)
elected or Designated Directors on the Board at any time from any one country.

Section 3. A Designated Director shall be an active member in good standing of this Association for a minimum of five (5) years
who has been elected by the Board of Directors at the Incoming Board of Directors Meeting at the Annual Conference. The
Board of Directors may elect up to four (4) Designated Directors.

a) To be eligible to be elected as a Designated Director, the member must be present at the Annual Conference.
b) Designated Directors shall be elected for a term of one (1) year.

Section 4. All Members of the Board of Directors shall have one vote each.

ARTICLE VII – DUTIES

Section 1. President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of this Association and shall serve without remuneration.
The duties of the President shall be as follows:
a) To exercise general supervision over the business affairs, interest and welfare of the organization; to appoint a Sergeant-
at-Arms; to appoint a Historian; to appoint the Ambassadors; to prepare and submit a list of committee appointments
to the Board of Directors for their approval; and to act as an ex-officio member of all committees except the Grievance
Committee. The President may appoint a Parliamentarian.
b) To call special meetings of the Board of Directors.

c) To preside at the annual meeting of the Association.
d) To preside at all Board of Directors meetings in the event the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not in attendance.

e) To decide all questions of order and shall preserve order and decorum.

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