Annual dues for the various categories of membership shall be determined by the members present at the Annual Meeting. The President-Elect shall be chosen by ballot at the Annual Meeting and will hold the office for one year and then assume the office of President for one year. Special meetings shall be called by the President upon the request of ten percent of the active members. Only matters specified in the call can be transacted at a special meeting. Ten percent of the active members shall constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting.
Special meetings require twenty percent of the active members for a quorum.
No substantial part of the activities of the NDAS shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Academy shall not participate in or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. No part of any net earnings shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, NDAS members or officers, or other private persons, except that the academy may authorize the payment of reasonable compensation for services rendered. This Constitution may be amended at any Annual Meeting of the NDAS by a two-thirds vote. Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary who shall send them to the members at least two weeks before the meeting at which such amendments are to be considered. Bylaws may be adopted or repealed at any regular meeting by a two-thirds vote.