A UACS membership must be renewed at the beginning of each winter session, on or around September 1st of each year. 2.4 Membership Suspension A membership may be suspended by the unanimous consent of a quorom of core executive members at a tenable executive meeting. A suspended member cannot rejoin UACS until one year has passed since suspension of that member and provided that they have paid any arrears in full. Any full member who becomes ineligible for full membership at any time during the year will have their full membership status revoked immediately. Such persons will have the option of becoming associate members according to associate membership rules and can regain full membership when eligible.
Voting is to take place by secret ballot.
Electronic elections are valid provided adequate security measures are observed and enforced. Any executive member can make a proposal for establishment or amendment of a bylaw. The proposal must be formally presented in writing at a tenable executive meeting. 4.3 Ratification and Adoption Ratification of the proposed establishment or amendment of a bylaw requires the unanimous consent of a quorom of executive members. If passed, the proposed bylaw must be formally presented in writing at a tenable executive meeting.