Impeachment and Expulsion

Ratified by a 3/4 approval on April 27, 2007

Section 1:        Notification:

a)      Any Executive Officer may be impeached or removed directly and immediately for failure to perform his or her prescribed duties properly and in good faith after being notified about the impeachment or removal in writing at least one week prior to the meeting at which the impeachment will be considered or the date in which the expulsion will occur.

Section 2:        Immediate Expulsion:

a)      An Executive Officer not fulfilling his/her requirements as stated in the bylaws will be removed immediately from their position by a majority vote of the remaining Executive Officers, without an impeachment trial.

Section 3:        Direct Expulsion Vacancies:

a)      An election will take place immediately following the direct expulsion of the Executive Officer in order to promptly fill the vacant position on the Executive Board.

Section 4:        Impeachment Petitions:

a)      If there are no grounds for immediate expulsion as decided by a majority vote of the Executive Officers, impeachment charges may be brought against an Executive Officer(s) by either a petition, which includes the signatures of one-third of the active club members, or by a petition signed by two-thirds of the elected Executive Officers.  Such a petition must be filed with the President and Secretary.

Section 5:        Trial Meetings:

a)      The Executive board shall impeach a member with a two-thirds vote of    all active members.  If an impeachment occurs, the Executive Officers shall pick a date and schedule a “Trial Meeting” in which all Active Members shall be notified.  At the “Trial Meeting,” each side shall present evidence and arguments, and a vote will occur.  A two-thirds conviction vote of all Active Members present at this “Trial Meeting,” is necessary for an impeachment conviction.  The accused may not vote.  A majority of active members must be present at the “Trial Meeting,” in order for an impeachment conviction to occur, not counting the accused.

Section 6:            Conviction:

a)      An impeachment conviction(s) shall result in the immediate removal of the accused Executive Officer from his/her elected position.

Section 7:            Trial Meeting Notification:

a)      The Active Members of the club shall be notified of a “Trial Meeting” seven days prior to the “Trial Meeting.”  The accused Executive Officer shall receive advanced written notice at least ten days prior to the “Trial Meeting.”

Section 8:            Grounds for Impeachment:

a)      Grounds for impeachment include malfeasance, misfeasance in office, action contrary to the club’s constitution, action detrimental to the club, and conduct unworthy of an officer.

Section 9:            Impeachment Vacancies:

a)      An election will take place immediately following the impeachment conviction of the Executive Officer in order to promptly fill the vacant position on the Executive Board.

Section 10:            Member Expulsion:

a)      The procedure for expulsion of a member(s) of the club shall be the same that of impeachment.

Section 11:            Member Expulsion Grounds:

a)      Grounds for expulsion of a member(s) shall be statements or actions detrimental to the club and conduct unworthy of a member of the club.