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Section 3.

No officer may be removed from office without first having an open

hearing and then by no less than a _________ vote at a regular meeting.

Section 4.

Office vacancies will be filled by special election at the meeting

after the vacancy occurs.

Article V. Meetings

Section 1.

Regular meetings will be held ______________________ (Use

specific time if such time will not change from year to year or semester to

semester. Otherwise, use less specific time such as “the first Monday of each

month” or “at a time agreed upon by a majority of the members.”)

Section 2.

Special meetings may be called by the chief executive officer or

upon request of any _____ (number) active members.

Section 3.

All members shall be notified of a special meeting at least _____

(number of days) before the time of the special meeting.

Article VI. Quorum

Section 1.

Proposed amendments to this constitution or the by-laws of this

constitution shall be presented at a regular meeting at least one meeting prior to

being discussed and voted upon.

Section 2.

Having been properly presented, amendments may be adopted by

a ____ majority vote of the membership at a regular meeting.

Section 3.

Amendments shall go into effect ______________ (immediately

upon adoption, one week following adoption, etc.)

Article VII. Dues (Optional)

The dues shall be _________ (amount) payable by _________ (time).

Article VIII. Duties of Officers

Section 1.

Office of President (or related position)

Section 2.

Office of Vice President (or related position)

Section 3.

Office of Secretary

Section 4.

An officer needs to be assigned the responsibility to register with

the Office of Student Activities each year. This responsibility may be assigned to

any officer in your organization.

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