ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-04-20
The Right to the Election of Delegates

Section SO. For every 200 members, the lodges shall
elect delegate Lodges having less than 200 members
shall elect delegate with another lodge lodges which
also have less than 200 members The Executive Board de-
termnes which lodges shall jointly elect delegate and
shall eneavor to combine the nearest lodges for the joint
election of delegate, and that the smaller lodges should
be paired with other small lodges and only where the
necessity demands may smaller lodges be paired off with
Section a. Each lodge shall have the right to elect
the end of the month of March in the year when the
regular Convention is to be held.
Section 35. Lodges and members that accepted
into the Union in the month of April later in the year
in which the Convention of the Union is to be held shall
have right elect for Delegate do they
pay any Convention assessment but shall have the right
send the Convention their written requests and
Section sc. Every lodge must summon it's members
writing by post card letter. to the meeting for the
election of delegate and set forth IN said notice that
delegate will be elected at said meeting.
Section 81 The election of delegates must be conduct
the lodge shall by Viva Voce three election
judges, who shall conduct the election
Section SO. All members who present, or who ar
rive the hall before the judges collect and count the bal
lots, shall have the right to vote.
Section 49, If it be established that more ballots
be void and all ballots cast shall be destroyed and new
Section 49, The members present at the regular meet
ing held month prior to the meeting at which delegates
elected at which members called to vote
question that may be submitted to them IN accordance with
the Bylaws may by majority vote elect judges and
fix period during which members shall have the right to
cast their ballots Such period may not be extended beyond
hours and members coming to the place designated dur
that shall nave the rSh TO vote In Such cases
the lodge may select from two to five judges addition to
the number mentioned in the preceding sections In an ecc
ton of this kind the judges must keep correct list of the
members who have voted and that votes
than Every candidate for delegate may
from among the members of the lodge whose duty
any irregularty in voting The candidate his watcher
may be when the ballots counted and shall have
the right to inspect
Section A. Every candidate for delegate may, before
baotng begins at the meeting at which delegate is to be
elected notify President lodge and give him the
Of his watcher and the President then must announce
that at the meeting before the members Should the
lodge refuse the candidate this privilege the election shall
be void.
Section ~. When two lodges jointly elect
delegate the candidate himself act watcher in the
other lodge appoint watcher from any of the lodges
which jointly elecng delegate Should the lodge deny
this privilege to the candidate the Executive Board must
nufy the baoting and order elections to be held
Section 49, If the watcher should conduct himself IN
improper interfere with the lawful procedure
of the election the judges by majority vote may deprive
him Of the rights given him in preceding sections.
Section A. The result of election for delegate shall
be correctly recorded in the lodge minutes.
Section 45. When delegate has been lawfully elected,
election received from the Supreme Office of the
Union properly sign and aX thereto the seal of the lodge
and send it to the Supreme Office of the Union within
days after the meeting.
Section 46. The Executive Board may not consider
anv complaint or order new elections until it nvest
gated the matter through the lodge and until is satisfied
that the elections unaWfuly conducted.
Section ~. At the nomination of candidates we'll
the election OF delegates request OF
candidate the Executive Board dutyb to give advice
the election of delegates. The Executive Board has
right strive for the interest Of against another
didate through it's influence recommendations Failing