A majority of the eligible membership at a meeting shall constitute a quorum. Executive Board members are required to attend Board meetings unless excused by the President. Unless so authorized, no officer or member shall have any power or authority to bind the Association by any other contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it monetarily liable for any purpose or in any amount. The Executive Board, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, may by resolution, authorize any officer or member of the Association to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Association, and such authority may be general, or confined to specific instances. The Association is not organized for profit and no part of its receipts or any net earnings shall ensue to the benefit of, or be distributed to its members, officers, or other private persons, except that the Association shall be authorized and empowered to make payment and disbursement in furtherance of its exclusively charitable and educational purposes as set forth in this Article.
Associate members are non-voting members.
All ballots shall be destroyed by the nomination committee upon approval of the membership. This Constitution may be amended by the approval of two-thirds of the voting membership.