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MD2 STATE CONVENTION
MAY 16, 2008
OFFICIAL STATE CONVENTION CALL
THE ANNUAL STATE CONVENTION OF MULTIPLE DISTRICT TWO OF
THE STATE 0F TEXAS SHALL BE HELD ON THE 16TH
DAY OF MAY AT AMARILLO, TEXAS. EACH CHARTERED CLUB IN
THE STATE, IN GOOD STANDING, WITH LIONS CLUBS
INTERNATIONAL, STATE, AND DISTRICT DUES PAID TO DATE,
ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO ONE (1)
VOTING DELEGATE AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE FOR EACH TEN (10)
MEMBERS OF SAID CLUB, OR MAJOR FRACTION THEREOF, AS
SHOWN BY THE RECORDS OF LIONS INTERNATIONAL ON THE FIRST
DAY OF THE MONTH LAST PRECEDING THAT MONTH DURING WHICH
THE CONVENTION IS HELD. THE MAJOR FRACTION REFERRED TO
SHALL BE FIVE (5) OR MORE MEMBERS. ONLY REGISTERED
DELEGATES WITH CERTIFIED CREDENTIALS, PRESENT IN PERSON
AT ANY MEETING OF THE CONVENTION, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO
VOTE. ELIGIBLE DELEGATES ARE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
ENROLLED FOR AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR AND A DAY IN THE CLUB
AS SHOWN BY THE RECORDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE AS
COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING DELEGATE
ENTITLEMENT. EACH SUCH DELEGATE MAY CAST ONLY ONE (1)
VOTE ON EACH QUESTION.
THE PHRASE “MEMBERS” WHO HAVE BEEN ENROLLED FOR AT LEAST
ONE (1) YEAR AND A DAY IN THE CLUB IS INTERPRETED TO
MEAN THE FOLLOWING:
A TRANSFEREE SHALL BE COUNTED AS A MEMBER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE DELEGATE ENTITLEMENT OF THE
CLUB IF THE TRANSFEREE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OR RECEIVED
TRANSFER FOR AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR AND ONE (1) DAY.
A REINSTATED MEMBER SHALL BE COUNTED AS A MEMBER FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE CLUBS DELEGATE ENTITLEMENT
PROVIDED THAT THE REINSTATED MEMBER HAS BEEN A MEMBER
FOR AN AGGREGATE PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAT ONE (1) YEAR
AND ONE (1) DAY.
A NEWLY CHARTERED CLUB WILL BE ENTITLED TO ONE (1)
DELEGATE AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE DELEGATE UNTIL IT HAS
BEEN CHARTERED FOR ONE (1) YEAR AND ONE (1) DAY.
THEREAFTER,
THE DELEGATE QUOTA WILL BE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE CLUB FOR ONE (1) YEAR AND ONE
(1) DAY.
CLUBS BEING RELEASED FROM STATUS QUO WILL HAVE THEIR
DELEGATE QUOTA BASED ON THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS ENROLLED
IN THE CLUB FOR ONE (1) YEAR AND ONE (1) DAY AT THE TIME
OF BEING RELEASED FROM STATUS QUO. HOWEVER, A CLUB
BEING RELEASED FROM STATUS QUO WILL BE ENTITLED TO A
MINIMUM OF ONE (1) DELEGATE, AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE
DELEGATE.
PDG Ray D. White
PDG RAY D. WHITE
MD2 COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
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