2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

PART I General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 General Provisions § 101.1 Application. These general provisions apply to all parts and throughout these bylaws. § 101.2 Arrangement. These bylaws are divided into 4 Parts, which are numbered with Roman numerals. The parts are divided into articles, which are numbered with Arabic numerals. The articles are divided into sections, which are numbered; and then further subdivided into subsec- tions, which are lettered with lowercase letters in parentheses. Subsections may be divided into paragraphs bearing Arabic numbers in parentheses, and then further subdivided into subparagraphs which bear lowercase Roman numerals in parentheses. § 101.3 Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases mean: (a) “Association of Units” means regional, national or international organizations of temple uniformed units or of Nobles who, as a prereq- uisite for their membership in such organizations, are members of temple uniformed units. (b) “Election” when conducted in accordance with any provision of Part I or Part II of these bylaws shall be by raised hand, written ballot or electronic voting at the discretion of the presiding chair. When by elec- tronic voting, all information that could be used to identify the voter or how they voted, will be anonymized in all distributions of voting results to all individuals. Any system, even vendor provided, used for electronic voting will be required to anonymize a voter’s information without the need for intervention. Add. 2018; Amend. 2019 (c) “Expulsion” means involuntary termination of membership. (d) “Good Standing” means any person who has fulfilled the require- ments of membership and who neither has voluntarily withdrawn from membership nor has been expelled or suspended from membership after appropriate proceedings consistent with the provisions of the bylaws of such organization. Add. 2018 (e) “Hospitals” means Shriners Hospitals for Children, a Colorado corporation. Amend. 1996 (f) “Imperial” means an officer, past or present, or a Session of Shriners International when used as a part of the title.

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