A.
Qualifications: Any registered Democrat residing in the Town
of Shandaken who subscribes to, and desires to further the beliefs,
as set forth in our Preamble, shall be eligible for membership, subject
to the payment of dues.
B.
Dues: There shall be a Five ($5.00) Dollar fee per individual
member. All members will have equal rights within the club, except that
non-residents of the Town of Shandaken shall not be officers, as provided
for in IIID.
C.
Member in Good Standing:
1.
Membership shall fall due as of February meeting of each year, and
may be renewed at the Annual Membership Meeting, and a person paying
dues on or before that time shall be deemed to be a member in good
standing through January meeting of the following year. A person will
retain all rights of club membership to which (s)he was previously
entitled for one calendar month after dues have expired. Thus, whoever
tendered dues in December is eligible, without further payment, to
exercise all rights of membership through January of the following
year.
2. The period covered by per annum dues begins on
the day such dues are paid (or if dues are mailed in on the date of
the postmark) and extends through the end of January of the following
year. There will be no refunds.
3. A member in default of dues for one year or less
may remedy this default by paying both lapsed and current dues, and
on such payment, shall regain, after 30 days, all rights and privileges
of membership. The payment shall relate back to the date it was originally
due.
4. A member in default of dues for more than one
year shall be considered a new member.
D.
Rights of Members: Immediately upon payment of the initial
dues, each new member shall receive a membership card and a copy of
the club's by-laws. (S)he shall have the following rights and privileges:
1.To
receive timely (see Meetings) notice by mail /Email of all
general membership meetings and any other notice provided for in these
by-laws;
2. To attend and participate in membership meetings,
executive committee meeting, and other committee meetings, and to
be a member of committees, in accordance with provisions set forth
below;
3. To have voting rights: there shall be one category
of membership with regard to voting. Only full voting members, as
defined in 4a, will be allowed to vote on the following:
a. election of the club's officers and members of the club's executive
committee;
b. endorsement of candidates for political or party office, and resolutions
tantamount to endorsement;
c. votes on referenda and other questions to be proposed on the primary
and general election ballot;
d. procedural votes which have a significant impact on any one of
the above;
e. amendments to the club's by-laws.
4. Full voting member shall:
a. have been a member for 60 days, inclusive, from the date his/her
check was submitted by hand, or from the date of the postmark on the
envelope if mailed. It goes without saying that his/her payment must
have cleared; and must be a resident in Shandaken and a registered
Democrat.
b. not be a voting member or hold office in any other political club
within Shandaken.
5. Expulsion: Any member may be expelled for cause
following:
a. a petition enumerating the reasons and signed by a majority of
the executive committee or twelve regular members of the club.
b. at least two weeks notice by certified mail of the time and place
of the membership meeting at which the charges will be heard.
c. a vote to remove by at least two-thirds of the regular members
present provided there is a quorum
E.
Code of Conduct
1.Members
should support the principles and candidates of the Democratic Party.
2. Members act with responsibility and integrity with respect to Club
business and within meetings.
3. Members must respect any confidential information regarding Club
business or Club members, especially that declared to be so.
4. Violation of any of these can serve as grounds for expulsion.