AQHA 2015 Rule Book | Page 16

3.4 Signatory Authorisation: A financial membership may appoint another individual to lodge and sign paperwork on their behalf. This must be done in writing on a Signatory Authorisation form and lodged with the Association. Cancellation of the authorisation must be made in writing to the Association. 3.5 Membership Showing Rules: a) To gain points for a Horse, Youth or Amateur, fro m any competition, the horse must be registered in a financial Life, Honorary Life, Full, Constituent or Youth membership; b) The Amateur exhibitor must be a financial member who holds a current Amateur permit to gain points from Amateur classes and the Youth exhibitor must be a financial member to gain points in Youth classes; c) Exhibitor must hold an individual financial Life, Honorary Life, Full or Youth Membership in their own name in order to exhibit at any State Quarter Horse Show or at the Association’s National Show; d) For a horse to be exhibited at any State Quarter Horse Show or at the Association’s National Show, the horse must be registered with the Association in a current financial Life, Honorary Life, Full, Youth or Constituent membership; e) To apply for an Amateur/Select Amateur Permit the individual must hold a current individual Life or Full membership; f) An Amateur must hold a current Amateur Permit prior to exhibiting at a show. 3.6 Board of Directors a) The only members eligible to be elected as Directors are: i) natural persons who are Life members, Honorary Life or Full members; ii) have been financial members of the Association, in their name only, for the past three (3) consecutive years; iii) resident in Australia; iv) are not employees of the Association? b) Voting Privileges A Full, individual Life or Honorary Life member is eligible to vote in the Board elections, and to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting or a referendum if their membership is financial. Youth and Associate Members cannot vote in the Board elections or vote at the Annual General Meeting or in a referendum, but can attend the Annual General Meeting if their membership is financial. The nominee of an Affiliate, Constituent or Life Membership is eligible to vote in the Board elections, and to attend and vote at an Annual General Meeting or a referendum if the membership is financial. 3.7 Full Membership An individual person is entitled to apply for a Full membership within the Association. Page 16