Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Region 5
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin.
Region 6
Texas
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Region 7
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Region 8
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Region 9
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.
Region 10
Western one-half of Canada.
Region 11
Eastern one-half of Canada.
Region 12
Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Region 13
Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico.
(E) Modification of Board
The number of Directors for each region shall be equitably
proportioned to the highest number of Regular Members
listed in the preceding year (July 31 - July 31) membership
roll of such region as outlined in Article VII 1(A). When the
number of Directors is to be increased or decreased, such
changes shall be made at the next scheduled election for
those regions.
(Amended 11-08, effective 01-09)
Section 2, Qualifications
(A) Prerequisite
Each person prior to being nominated for Director shall be a
qualified Regular or Lifetime Member and shall reside in the
region which he/she is nominated. Each Director shall at all
times during his/her term in office be a qualified Regular or
Lifetime Member and shall reside in the region which he or
she represents.
(B) Condition of Office
Any Director who does not attend a minimum of fifty
(50) percent of the regular and special Board of Director’s
meetings (including conference calls) from Annual Meeting
to Annual Meeting or a Director who fails to maintain their
membership in good standing shall be subject to removal
from office by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
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