Official 2016 AMHA Rule Book | Page 22

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Region 5 Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Region 6 Texas BYLAWS 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. 20