BENGALI ASSOCIATION OF NEBRASKA
BYLAWS
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METHOD OF ELECTION
A member to be eligible to the election of office must have been a member of the Association in good standing. A member in good standing
shall be defined as one who has been regularly attending meetings and has paid the membership dues on time.
All officers shall be elected by ballot at the annual election meeting unless such a decision is reached unanimously by all members of the
association present at the election meeting. A simple majority vote of those members physically present at the annual meeting shall be
necessary to elect the officer. The location of the election meeting will be in Omaha, Nebraska, and/or Lincoln, Nebraska, every year.
All nominations will be done with written consent of the nominee before an election is performed.
Elections and Term of Officers: All officers will be elected annually as described above. In general all officers shall hold office for a term of
one year. No member can be elected to the Executive Committee for more than two consecutive terms.
Removal / Vacancy: The Executive Committee may fill any vacancies in an office for the unexpired portion of the term of such office.
Election Commission: An Election Commission, consisting of three members who are not part of the Executive Committee will be formed
by the Executive Committee / General Body at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the annual election meeting. The commission shall be
responsible for compiling the list of nominees for the various elected positions of the Association. Members and family member(s) of the
Election Commission shall not be eligible as a candidate for any position in the Executive Committee. The following shall be the rules of
nomination. Members of the Election Commission cannot nominate/second any candidate for any position of the Executive Committee.
a. Solicit nominations at least 30 (thirty) days prior to the annual election meeting.
b. A person may be self nominated or be nominated by another member, but that nomination must be seconded by
two other members.
c. The election commission shall be responsible for evaluating that such a nominee is eligible to be nominated by the
By-Laws of the Association.
d. The floor of annual election meeting will not be open for additional nominations at the time of election.
e. Nominations can be submitted at least seven days prior to the annual election meeting.
f. If there is only one nominee for an elected position, then that nominee shall be considered to be elected un
-contested.
g. If no nomination is received for a certain position, then the nominating committee may solicit nominees/members
for other positions to apply for the vacant positions.
h. A person may not compete for more that one position.
Election Month - Elections are tentatively scheduled to be held in the month of April/May of the year.
GOVERNANCE
Fiscal Year: The fiscal year of the Association shall be July 1 to June 30 of the following year.
Annual Meeting: The annual meeting of the General Body shall be held at least once a year which shall also be the election meeting. The
out-going President shall give the summary of activities of his term in office and the out-going Treasurer shall give the financial status of
Association.
Special Meeting: Special meeting of the General Body may be called by a majority of the Executive Committee or upon the written request
of at least twenty five percent of the registered members of the General Body.
Notice of Meeting: Written or printed notice of any meeting shall be given to concerned participants not less than ten days prior to date of
meeting.
Conduct of Meeting: Quorum at all General Body Meeting shall constitute twenty five percent attendance of the registered members.
Quorum at all Executive Committee meetings shall constitute seventy five percent attendance of the Executive Committee. Meetings shall
be conducted by Robert’s Rule.
Voting: For a member to be eligible to vote he/she must be at least 19 years of age. Voting shall be by personal attendance at the annul
election meeting. Absentee votes may be cast by registered members of good standing in writing and must be received two days prior to
the annual election meeting by any member of the Election Commission.
COMPENSATION
There will be no compensation for services rendered by any members of the Association, including its elected members. Any work done by
outside help, e.g. secretarial help, printing, copying, etc. will be paid by the organization if considered appropriate by the Executive
Committee.
Reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses of any members of the Executive Committee or regular members will be permitted provided that
a Receipt is submitted to the Treasurer of the Association detailing the cause of the expenditure, for which prior permission must be
obtained from the Executive Committee.
