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Remove "No Further Places" wording for elections
russss Dec 1, 2015
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Remove reference to annual general meeting
russss Dec 1, 2015
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Remove hearing requirement for removal of membership
russss Dec 1, 2015
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Clarify that a special resolution is required to remove a member.
russss Dec 10, 2015
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Clarify that a member must be banned before being removed
russss Dec 14, 2015
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30 changes: 13 additions & 17 deletions constitution/articles-body.tex
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Expand Up @@ -204,19 +204,16 @@ \section{Termination of Membership}
\item
the member is removed from membership by a resolution of the
directors that it is in the best interests of the association that his
or her or its membership is terminated. A resolution to remove a
member from membership may only be passed if:
\begin{enumerate}
\item
the member has been given at least twenty-one days' notice in
writing of the meeting of the directors at which the resolution
will be proposed and the reasons why it is to be proposed;
\item
the member or, at the option of the member, the member's
representative (who need not be a member of the association) has been
allowed to make representations to the meeting.
\end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
or her or its membership is terminated. Such a resolution may only be
passed after the Board has banned the member under the Grievance Procedure;
\item
a special resolution is passed stating that it is in the best interests
of the association that his/her membership is terminated. Such a
resolution may only be passed if the member has been given 14 days'
notice of the resolution, and has been allowed to provide a statement
to the general meeting.
\end{enumerate}


\section{General Meetings}
\item
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -600,7 +597,7 @@ \section{Directors Elections}
\item
The directors election must be carried out by electronically polling the membership as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item The Meek STV voting method with a "no further places" candidate must be used.
\item The Meek STV voting method must be used.
\item All members of the association at the time the election commences are eligible to vote.
\item The voting period of the election must be no less than 14 days and no more than 28 days.
\item The quorum of the election must be at least 10\% of eligible voters.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -676,9 +673,8 @@ \section{Appointment of Directors}
director.
\item
A director appointed by a resolution of the other directors must
retire at the next annual general meeting and must not be taken
into account in determining the directors who are to retire by
rotation.
retire at the next directors election and must not be taken into
account in determining the directors who are to retire by rotation.
\end{enumerate}

\section{Disqualification and Removal of Directors}
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