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304.29-031 Representative form of government, defined.
A society shall have a representative form of government if:
(1) It has a supreme governing body constituted in one (1) of the following ways:
(a) An assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members or
at intermediate assemblies or conventions of members or their
representatives, together with other delegates as may be prescribed in
the society's laws. A society may provide for election of delegates by mail.
The elected delegates shall constitute a majority in number and shall not
have less than two-thirds (2/3) of the votes and not less than the number
of votes required to amend the society's laws. The assembly shall be
elected and shall meet at least once every four (4) years and shall elect a
board of directors to conduct the business of the society between
meetings of the assembly. Vacancies on the board of directors between
elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's laws; or
(b) A board composed of persons elected by the members, either directly or
by their representatives in intermediate assemblies, and any other
persons prescribed in the society's laws. A society may provide for
election of the board by mail. Each term of a board member may not
exceed four (4) years. Vacancies on the board between elections may be
filled in the manner prescribed by the society's laws. Those persons
elected to the board shall constitute a majority in number and not less
than the number of votes required to amend the society's laws. A person
filling the unexpired term of an elected board member shall be considered
to be an elected member. The board shall meet at least quarterly to
conduct the business of the society;
(2) The officers of the society are elected either by the supreme governing body or
by the board of directors;
(3) Only benefit members are eligible for election to the supreme governing body
and the board of directors; and
(4) Each voting member shall have one (1) vote which shall not be cast by proxy.
Effective:January 1, 1989
History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 3, effective January 1, 1989.
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