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Amendments related to the Code of Ethics #9

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Amendments related to the Code of Ethics
jembrown Oct 10, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ Section 3. Dues

The dues for all membership classes shall be established by a two-thirds vote of the Council.

Section 4. Rights of Membership
Section 4. Member Rights and Responsibilities

Members shall be entitled to vote in all general Society elections, to receive the Society’s principal journal, to hold office in the Society, and to participate in other usual membership functions.

Members of the Society will be bound by a Code of Ethics, as established by the Council and disseminated by posting on the Society website.

Section 5. Suspension and Reinstatement

Those whose annual dues are not paid within a reasonable period are no longer members of the Society and forfeit all membership rights. Such persons may be reinstated as members by payment of annual dues.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -241,6 +243,8 @@ shall be held early in the New Year to set the agenda for the annual meeting and

Proxy voting may not take place at the Annual Meeting or at exceptional meetings of the Council or in mail votes.

The Council shall establish and enforce a Code of Ethics, to be distributed to the members. Proposed amendments to the Code of Ethics should first be distributed to the members for comment. After a one-month comment period, adoption of the amendment in its original form requires a two-thirds affirmative vote of the Council.

Bylaw 6. Endowment Committee

Section 1. Function
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -383,3 +387,5 @@ Society website in June of 2008.
2019: amendments to add elected Joint Meeting Committee (JMC) representative officer.

2023: amendments to nominations procedures and to add legacy committee passed in June 2023

2023: amendments related to the code of ethics passed in October 2023, to take effect at the time of the 2024 annual meeting