4.02: Special Meeting: Special
meetings of the membership may be called by the President or the Board of
Directors, and must be called by the President or the Board of Directors on
receipt by the Board of Directors of a pettion requesting and stating the
reason for such meeting and bearing the signatures of no fewer than twenty
percent (20%) of the active members of the Association. Only business specified
in the call may be transacted. The meeting must be called within thirty (30)
days, unless a previously scheduled meeting shall intervene, in which case the
business of the special meeting shall be considered at the previously scheduled
meeting.
4.03: Place of Meeting: The
Board of Directors may designate any place as the place ot meeting for
any annual meeting or for any
special meeting called by
the Board of Directors. When possible, meetings shall be held wlthin the
boundaries of the Association.
4.04: Notice of meetings:
Except as otherwise expressly provided by these Bylaws written or printed
notice stating the place, day and hour of any meeting of members shall be
delivered, either personally, by electronic mail, or by mail to each member
entitled to vote at such meeting, not less than then (10) nor more than sixty
(60) days before the date of such meeting, by or at the direction of the
President, or the Secretary, or the officers or persons calling the meeting. In
case of a special meeting or when required by statute or these bylaws, the
pur~ose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be stated In the
notice. If mailed, the notice of a meeting shall be deemed to be delivered
when deposited in the United
States mail addressed to the member at his address as it appears on the records
of the Association, with postage thereon prepaid.
4.05: Informal Action of
Members : Any action required by law to be taken at a meeting of the
members or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the members may be
taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by all of the members entitled to vote with respect to
the subject matter thereof.
4.06: Quorum : The members present shall constitute a quorum at
such meeting
4.07: Absentee Voting: On
all matters put to a vote of the membership, only ballots cast by members
present in person plus absentee ballots if expressly permitted by the Board of
Directors
as stated in the
notice for the meeting, shall be counted. Absentee ballots, if permitted, must
be in writing, signed by the voting member and delivered to the person
designated in the notice of the meeting prior to the meeting
4.08: Voting by Mail :
When Directors or officers are to be elected by members, such election may be
conducted by mail or electronic mail in such manner as the Board of Directors
shall determine