SECTION 3 . Members not paying a full registration fee may not vote in the election or business meeting . SECTION 4 . No member shall have more than one vote and no voting by proxy shall be allowed .
SECTION 5 . One third ( 1 / 3 ) of the voting members shall constitute a quorum provided that four ( 4 ) are members of the executive committee and at least one third ( 1 / 3 ) of the local organizations are represented .
SECTION 6 . It shall be the purpose of the state convention to : |
( a ) |
receive reports of the officers and chairs for the preceding year ; |
( b ) |
elect officers for the ensuing term ; |
( c ) |
act on recommendations , resolutions and other business presented ; |
( d ) |
adopt a state legislative platform ; |
( e ) |
consider proposed changes in state bylaws ; |
SECTION 7 . Annual reports of the state officers and reports on meetings of the board of directors and of the work of the standing committee chairs shall be given to the convention body . “ Given ” in this situation means that unless there is a recommendation which requires a vote , no oral report is required . Reports shall be published in the state publication , on the web site , or printed for the convention folio . Annual reports of local organization presidents shall be provided in sufficient numbers for distribution to the board of directors , published on the web site , or printed in the Achiever .
ARTICLE XIX RESOLUTIONS
All resolutions , except courtesy resolutions , offered for consideration at any meeting of the organization shall have been previously approved by action of a local organization , a BPW / TN standing or special committee or task force , a region or the Executive Committee . The resolution shall be referred to the Governance Committee for review , and shall be referred to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors , whichever is most appropriate for their information before presentation to the membership . Between conventions , the resolution shall be submitted to the entire membership for vote . A vote may be taken by mail or email . A majority of the membership must agree to the resolution for adoption . However , only the Board of Directors may make changes to policy and procedures for the organization .
ARTICLE XX PUBLICATION
SECTION 1 . BPW / TN shall publish an official publication .
SECTION 2 . The editor of the state organization publication shall be : ( a ) appointed by the president with the approval of the executive committee ; ( b ) accountable to the executive committee ;
SECTION 3 . The president may appoint a circulation manager of the official state publication subject to approval of the executive committee .
SECTION 4 . All funds relative to the publication shall be handled through the office of the state treasurer . The funds for the publication shall be included in the state budget .
ARTICLE XXI PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules of parliamentary procedure comprised in the most recent edition of ROBERT ' S RULES OF ORDER NEWLY REVISED shall govern all proceedings of the state organization , the board of directors , and the executive committee , subject to such special rules as have been or may be adopted .
10 June 2013