NSCA BYLAWS - Article III: Meetings of Members
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting of Association Members shall be held each year at a date and time established by the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing Directors and for transaction of such other business as may come before such meeting. If the date fixed for the Annual Meeting shall be a legal holiday in the place where the meeting is to be held, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. If the election of Directors shall not be held on the day designated herein for the Annual Meeting or at any adjournment thereof, or pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a special meeting of the Members held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Members may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or Members of the Association holding no less than one-fifth of the votes of all Members currently in good standing.
Section 3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors, or President, may designate any place within Reston, Virginia as the place for any annual or special meeting called by them. If a special meeting is called by the Members of the Association, the place of meeting within Reston, Virginia shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. The Association shall provide notice of any annual or special meeting to the Members. Notice shall be in the form of email stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Such notice shall be emailed to each Member of the Association at his/her email address as shown on the records of the Association not less than ten or more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, except as otherwise specified by law, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the person calling the meeting. A Member may, in a writing signed by him/her, waive notice of any meeting before or after the date of meeting stated herein.
Section 5. Informal Action by Members. Any action required or permitted by law to be taken at a meeting of the Members of the Association may be taken without a meeting, if consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by a majority of the Members of the Association.
Section 6. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Members holding one-fifth (7) of the total votes shall constitute a quorum in any meeting. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of Members, a majority (51%) of Members present may adjourn the meeting without further notice. The act of a majority of the Members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Members, unless the act of a greater number is required by law, or by the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, or by these Bylaws.
Section 7. Conduct of Meetings. The Directors may make such regulations as they deem advisable for any meeting of Members in regard to proof of Membership in the Association, evidence of the right to vote, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as they shall deem fit. Any Member that is more than sixty (60) days delinquent in Association dues shall not have the right to vote in Association matters until such time outstanding dues and penalties are paid in full. Such regulations shall be binding upon the Association and its Members.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Members may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or Members of the Association holding no less than one-fifth of the votes of all Members currently in good standing.
Section 3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors, or President, may designate any place within Reston, Virginia as the place for any annual or special meeting called by them. If a special meeting is called by the Members of the Association, the place of meeting within Reston, Virginia shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings. The Association shall provide notice of any annual or special meeting to the Members. Notice shall be in the form of email stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Such notice shall be emailed to each Member of the Association at his/her email address as shown on the records of the Association not less than ten or more than fifty days before the date of the meeting, except as otherwise specified by law, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the person calling the meeting. A Member may, in a writing signed by him/her, waive notice of any meeting before or after the date of meeting stated herein.
Section 5. Informal Action by Members. Any action required or permitted by law to be taken at a meeting of the Members of the Association may be taken without a meeting, if consent in writing setting forth the action so taken shall be signed by a majority of the Members of the Association.
Section 6. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Members holding one-fifth (7) of the total votes shall constitute a quorum in any meeting. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of Members, a majority (51%) of Members present may adjourn the meeting without further notice. The act of a majority of the Members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Members, unless the act of a greater number is required by law, or by the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, or by these Bylaws.
Section 7. Conduct of Meetings. The Directors may make such regulations as they deem advisable for any meeting of Members in regard to proof of Membership in the Association, evidence of the right to vote, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as they shall deem fit. Any Member that is more than sixty (60) days delinquent in Association dues shall not have the right to vote in Association matters until such time outstanding dues and penalties are paid in full. Such regulations shall be binding upon the Association and its Members.
