Convention Voting
Section VII of the WRJ Pacific District Bylaws states:
District Biennial Convention
Section 1: Legislative Body
The legislative body of WRJ Pacific District shall be composed of the members of the district board of directors and others designated to cast votes (as defined below). The designated officers shall preside over its meeting. The Legislative Body shall meet during each district biennial convention.
Section 2: Voting Privileges
A. Each affiliated sisterhood, as well as the aggregate of individual members, shall be eligible for votes within the Legislative Body in the following proportion to membership:
1. Two votes for the first fifty members or fewer.
2. One additional vote for each additional fifty members or majority fraction thereof.
3. The number of votes shall not exceed six from any one sisterhood. Each sisterhood will have their full complement of votes regardless of how many members are physically present.
B. Sisterhoods are entitled to their full representation exclusive of WRJ Pacific District board members.
C. Each elected member of the board of directors shall be assigned one vote in the Legislative Body.
D. Assignment of votes to individual members will be managed by a procedure to be established by the District Executive Committee.
District Biennial Convention
Section 1: Legislative Body
The legislative body of WRJ Pacific District shall be composed of the members of the district board of directors and others designated to cast votes (as defined below). The designated officers shall preside over its meeting. The Legislative Body shall meet during each district biennial convention.
Section 2: Voting Privileges
A. Each affiliated sisterhood, as well as the aggregate of individual members, shall be eligible for votes within the Legislative Body in the following proportion to membership:
1. Two votes for the first fifty members or fewer.
2. One additional vote for each additional fifty members or majority fraction thereof.
3. The number of votes shall not exceed six from any one sisterhood. Each sisterhood will have their full complement of votes regardless of how many members are physically present.
B. Sisterhoods are entitled to their full representation exclusive of WRJ Pacific District board members.
C. Each elected member of the board of directors shall be assigned one vote in the Legislative Body.
D. Assignment of votes to individual members will be managed by a procedure to be established by the District Executive Committee.
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