2024 CANONGATE 1 LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Officers, Committees & Other Duties 2
Play Day 2
Budget 3
Play Day Rules 3
Prizes 5
Hole In One Club 6
50/50 6
General Information 6
End of Season Awards 7
Constitution 8
By-Laws 9
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Officers, Committees, and Other Duties
OFFICERS
President: Maggie Heatherman
Secretary: Mary Lousie Hunt
Treasurer: Hesper Hall
COMMITTEES
Play Day/Tournament Chairman: Cricket Crenshaw
Hospitality/Sunshine: Becky Bedell
OTHER DUTIES
Mid-GA Representative: Becky Cochran
PLAY DAY
Shotgun start 9:30 March through October—Sign in between 8:20 and 9:00
Entry fee is $4.00 each play day. Play Day Chairman will determine game format
and is responsible for weekly pay out.
Guests: A guest who is not a Canongate member pays cart fee only. A guest may
play any play day but is limited to 2 times in a season. If the same guest comes a
3 rd time, she will need to join CLGA in order to play.
Winter Play: Winter play is November-February. No records are maintained, but
scores should be posted when you play. Georgia is a Year-Round posting state.
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GENERAL MEETINGS
There will be two general meetings during the year, with the first to be held in
conjunction with the tee-off breakfast in March. The second will be held along
with our end-of-the-year brunch.
BUDGET
Hospitality $ 775
Awards/Tournaments $ 1,000
Mid GA $ 5
Miscellaneous $ 75
TOTAL $ 1,855
PLAY DAY RULES
1. All players must register between 8:20 and 9:00 and be ready to meet
out by the carts at 9:15. Entry fee is $4.00. At the end of the round,
please come back into the clubhouse to turn in your scorecard.
2. Only players teeing off at the prescribed time are eligible for the day’s
event.
3. If on any given week a player decides to play from a tee other than the
one she typically plays from, it is the responsibility of the player to
notify the play day chairman the day before that week’s play day.
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4. Players must maintain pace of play. Do not hold up play for groups that
are behind you. Allow players to play through if there is a clear hole in
front.
5. If a player reaches double par on a hole that DOES NOT COUNT FOR
THE GAME, she should pick up and record double par on her
scorecard.
6. All play day cards must be added, attested and signed. Please keep
your own scorecard and one other player’s. Confirm not only each
other’s gross score, but the game score as well.
7. There must be 5 players on a play day to warrant giving prizes. Players
that attend even when no prizes are awarded will get a play day point
and credit for a play day..
8. Players will play with a maximum handicap of 36 in all events.
9. You may move your ball one club length in your own fairway.
10. If a player withdraws, she is not eligible for any prizes or points that
round.
11. CLGA LEAGUE RULES MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN EFFECT IN A
TOURNAMENT. You will be informed by the tournament
chairman before the beginning of the tournament.
1. If you hit your ball in the hazard on Roquemore 8 or 11 or Lee 13 or
15 you may proceed with option 1, 2 or 3.
(1) Play the ball where it lies if able, with no penalty. Using USGA RULE.
(2) Drop a ball taking 1 penalty stroke following USGA water hazard or
lateral hazard rule. If you choose this rule, you MUST follow this
rule until the ball is across the hazard. You MAY NOT change to
the LOCAL RULE should you hit a second/third, etc. ball in the
hazard.
(3) CLGA LEAGUE RULE-----You may elect to carry the ball around the
hazard. If you make this choice, you must add 1 additional penalty
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stroke for a total penalty of 2 strokes. The ball must be dropped in
the designated drop area. If the drop area is not marked, drop two
club lengths in front of the hazard and two club lengths from the cart
path.
2. If your ball comes to rest on a root or rock and not in a penalty
area, you may use local rule:
CLGA LEAGUE RULE-----If your ball lies on a rock or root and not in a
penalty area, with the agreement of your playing partners, you have
the option without a penalty to take closest relief off of the rock or
root(no closer to the hole).
PLAY DAY PRIZES
● Points are awarded each play day for 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , ties, and to players who
make a birdie or chip-in.
● The payout for each play day is determined by the number of players and
ties each week. Payout each week for at least 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , including ties,
Birdies and Chip-ins. Team events pay 1 st and 2 nd .
● There will be two tournaments during the season: a Handicap Tournament,
CLGA Championship tournament. To be eligible to play in the tournaments,
you must have five play days for the handicap tournament and seven for
the championship. If a member misses a CLGA play day because she is
playing with West GA or Mid GA, she will still get credited for a play day and
receive a point.
● The Play Day Chairman will keep a record of all first, second and third place
winners for play day and tournament events, and is responsible for the
weekly pay out for the game winners, Birdies, Chip-Ins and Eagles. Eagles
pay $10.00 (money taken from Split-the-Pot) when made on play day.
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CANONGATE 1 HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB
This is a voluntary club and must be an active member of CLGA. USGA rules
prevail.
The hole in one must be made at Canongate 1 on any day of the week. Submit
the signed and witnessed scorecard to the Club Pro and he will give it to the Play
Day Chairman.
The original fee to join is $4.00. When an active member of the Hole-In-Club has
a hole-in-one, they will receive half of the money in the hole-in-one account. At
that time anyone wishing to remain in the Hole-In-One Club will pay $2.00 in
order to replenish the account.
50/50 POT
The Play Day Chairman maintains the 50/50 pot. Prizes and event functions are
financed with these funds.
$1=1 ticket
$2=3 tickets
$3=5 tickets
GENERAL INFORMATION
Notify the Hospitality Chairman when you are aware a member is sick or
condolences are in order.
SCORING RECORDS
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Fair Handicapping depends upon full, accurate information of a player’s ability as
reflected by her scores. Every golfer interested in fair play should make sure
scores are recorded: good and bad, year around not just during the League
season. Incomplete records lead to unfair handicaps.
END OF SEASON AWARDS
To be eligible for the Year End Awards, the player must have a minimum of ten
CLGA play days (which includes credit given for playing West GA or Mid GA on a
CLGA play day) during the March through October season. A prize of at least
$25.00 will be awarded with each Year End Award. A person may only be
awarded one End of the Season award. In the event of a tie, the award will be
given to the player who has attended the most play days.
Order of awards:
Golfer of the Year
Most Improved Golfer
Up and Down
GOLFER OF THE YEAR
The award will be determined by the following point system:
1 point for attendance at a General Meeting
1 point for attendance if round is completed on regular play day and each day of
tournament play
3 points for 1 st place on play day
2 points for 2 nd place on play day
1 point for 3 rd place on play day
1 point for each Birdie on play day
1 point for each Chip-in on play day
Flighted tournament:
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7 points for Overall Champion
5 points for 1 st place each flight
4 points for 2 nd place each flight
3 points for 3 rd place each flight
Unflighted tournament:
7 points Overall Champion
5 points for 1 st place
4 points for 2 nd place
3 points for 3 rd place
UP AND DOWN
This award goes to the player in each flight with most chip-ins and birdies
combined made on regular Play Day and Tournaments. Flights are based on
handicap index on the last day of the season.
MOST IMPROVED GOLFER
Most improved golfer will be determined using the same formula GSGA uses each
year to determine the most improved golfer at clubs state-wide. The Club Pro will
be able to run the report from GSGA with the beginning and ending dates of the
CLGA season.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I—The name of the association shall be Canongate 1 Ladies Golf
Association. (CLGA)
ARTICLE II—The purpose of the organization shall be to promote interest in golf
among women players of Canongate 1 Golf Club through the holding of weekly
play days, occasional tournaments, and other events as its officers may elect.
ARTICLE III—
The officers of the Association shall be President, Secretary and Treasurer.
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ARTICLE IV—The affairs of this Association shall be managed by a Board of
Directors composed of the Officers and the Chairman of the Standing
Committees.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I—MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Canongate Ladies Golf Association (CLGA) is open to any Lady
Member who has an established USGA handicap, GHIN number, and is in good
standing with any Club Corp Club.
Members play to a Maximum handicap of 36.
ARTICLE II—DUES
Section 1. Annual dues will be payable beginning November 1 st .
Section 2. Amount of annual dues shall be established by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the Board of Directors.
Section 3. No dues shall be refunded in case of resignation.
ARTICLE III—OFFICERS
Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and in
general shall perform the duties inherent to her office. She shall name the
Chairman of the Standing Committees on which shall act as a member
ex-officio.
Section 2. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings and handle the
Association correspondence.
Section 3. The Treasurer shall receive and disburse all Association monies,
depositing such monies in the name and to the credit of the Association in such
Depositor as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. In the event an Officer resigns or vacates her office permanently, the
Board of Directors shall appoint a successor.
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ARTICLE IV—BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall meet at the call of the President at least twice
annually. A majority of its Members shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE V—COMMITTEES/SPECIAL EVENTS/FUNCTIONS
Section 1. It is the duty of the President, as soon as possible after the election, to
appoint the chairpersons of the following standing committees: Hospitality,
Correspondence, and representatives for special events and functions.
a. Play Day Chairman and Tournament Chairman: The Play Day Chairman
shall schedule all weekly events and be responsible for keeping all records for
determining the end of season awards. The Tournament Chairman and Play Day
Chairman may appoint members as her assistants for the tournaments and play
days. Both Play Day Chairman and Tournament Chairman will be a voting
member of the current Board.
b. Hospitality Committee: The Chairman’s responsibilities include: Mail
cards to members who are sick and/or in the hospital; condolences sent to
members when appropriate. Arrange for the tee-off breakfast and the Christmas
luncheon.
ARTICLE VI—FINANCES
Section 1. The fiscal year shall run from January 1 through December 31. The
books shall be subject to audit at the end of the fiscal year or upon request of the
incoming Treasurer or the President. Retain records for two (2) years.
Section 2. Checks may be signed by the Treasurer or President. All checks over
$100.00 must be approved by the President.
Section 3. No Member of the Association shall contract or cause to be made in the
name of the Association any debt of any nature whatsoever, without first
receiving proper authorization by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. See current budget on page 3.
ARTICLE VII—DISCIPLINE AND ELIGIBILITY
Section 1. The type of competition shall be determined by the Play
Day/Tournament Chairman with the approval of the Board of Directors.
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Section 2. Only Members in good standing, dues paid, with an established USGA
handicap are eligible for major tournaments, to vote, and for Golfer of the Year.
Section 3. Acceptance for membership shall bind each member to uphold the
rules and etiquette of golf as set forth by the USGA and to accept and observe all
decisions of the Board of Directors acting within its jurisdiction.
ARTICLE VIII--MEETINGS
Section 1. A general meeting shall be held in conjunction with the tee-off
breakfast in March and at least one other time during the year. A Board
Meeting shall be called by the President prior to the first general meeting in order
to prepare an agenda for the general meeting. The annual meeting for election of
officers will be held in December and these officers will take up their duties on
January 1.
Section 2. Official business of this Association cannot be transacted unless one-
third (1/3) of the active membership is present.
Section 3. All meetings will be conducted in accordance with “Robert’s Rules of
Order.”
ARTICLE IX—ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1. In September the President and two other Members will be chosen to
comprise the Nominating Committee. The presiding Officer shall ask for
nominations from the floor. Any number of names may be submitted. The
Secretary should make a list of names nominated. A written ballot shall be taken
and counted. The two Members receiving the most votes shall serve on the
Nominating Committee.
Section 2. Notice of all nominations shall be posted by e-mail to Members at least
ten (10) days prior to voting. Voting will be conducted by e-mail and tallied by the
Nominating Committee.
ARTICLE X—ORDER OF BUSINESS
Order of business at meetings:
Reading of minutes of previous meeting
Secretary Report
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Treasurer Report
Report of Standing Committees
Old Business
New Business
Election of Officers at October meeting
Adjournment
ARTICLE XI--AMENDMENTS
These By-Laws may be amended by two-thirds (2/3) vote of those present and
voting, provided that proposed amendments have been submitted to the Board
of Directors and the Membership.
ARTICLE XII—DISSOLUTION
Upon dissolution of the Association, all funds accrued by the Association shall be
donated to a charity that has been approved by the Board of Directors.
Revised March 2024
2023 CANONGATE 1 LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION
Booklet, Constitution & By-Laws
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Officers, Committees & Other Duties
Play Day
Budget
Play Day Rules
Prizes
Hole In One Club
50/50
General Information
End of Season Awards
Constitution
By-Laws
OFFICERS, COMMITTEES, and OTHER DUTIES
OFFICERS
President: Mary Mitchell
Secretary: Mary Lousie Hunt
Treasurer: Hesper Hall
COMMITTEES
Play Day/Tournament Chairman: Cricket Crenshaw
Hospitality/Sunshine: Becky Bedell
OTHER DUTIES
Mid-GA Representative: Marva Simpson
PLAY DAY
Shotgun start 9:30 March through October—Sign in between 8:20 and 8:50
Entry fee is $4.00 each play day. Play Day Chairman will determine game format
and is responsible for weekly pay out.
Guest Day: Guest who is not a Canongate member pays cart fee only. Guest may
play any play day but limited 2 times in a season. If the same guest comes a 3 rd
time, she will need to join CLGA in order to play.
Winter Play: Winter play is November-February. No records are maintained.
GENERAL MEETINGS
There will be at least 3 General Meetings during the year with the first to be held
in conjunction with the tee-off breakfast in March. Prior notification of time and
date of additional meetings will be sent by e-mail to the Membership.
BUDGET
Hospitality $ 575
Awards/Tournaments $ 1,200
Mid GA $ 5
Miscellaneous $ 75
TOTAL $ 1,855
PLAY DAY RULES
1. All players must register and enter correct handicap between 8:20 and
8:50 and be back on the clubhouse by 9:10. Entry fee $4.00. At the end
of the round, please come back into the clubhouse and fill in your
scores, birdies, chip-ins, etc.
2. Only players teeing off at the prescribed time are eligible for the day’s
event.
3. If on any given week a player decides to play from a tee other than the
one she typically plays from, it is the responsibility of the player to
notify the play day chairman the day before that week’s play day.
4. Players must maintain pace of play. Do not hold up play for groups that
are behind you. Allow players to play through if there is a clear hole in
front.
5. If a player reaches double par on a hole that DOES NOT COUNT FOR
THE GAME, she may pickup and record double par on her scorecard.
6. All play day cards must be added, attested and signed. Please keep
your own score card and one other player’s. Confirm not only each
other’s gross score, but the game score as well.
7. There must be 5 players on a play day to warrant giving prizes.
8. Players will play with a maximum of 36 in all events.
9. You may move your ball one club length in your own fairway.
10. If a player withdraws, she is not eligible for any prizes or points that
round.
11. LOCAL RULES MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN EFFECT IN A
TOURNAMENT. You will informed by the tournament
chairman before the beginning of the tournament.
1. LOCAL RULE----If you hit your ball in the hazard on Roquemore 8
and 11 or Lee 13 and 15 you may proceed option 1, 2 or 3.
(1) Play the ball where it lies with no penalty. Using USGA RULE.
(2) Drop a ball taking 1 penalty stroke following USGA water hazard or
lateral hazard rule. If you choose this rule, you MUST follow this
rule until the ball is across the hazard. You MAY NOT change to
the LOCAL RULE should you hit a second/third, etc. ball in the
hazard.
(3) LOCAL RULE-----You may elect to carry the ball around the hazard. If
you make this choice, you must add 1 additional penalty stroke for a
total penalty of 2 strokes. The ball must be dropped in the
designated drop area. If the drop area is not marked, drop two club
lengths in front of the hazard and two club lengths from the cart
path.
2. If your ball comes to rest on a root or rock and not in a hazard or
out of bounds, you may use local rule:
LOCAL RULE-----If your ball lies on a rock or root and not out of bounds
or in a hazard, with the agreement of your playing partners, you have
the option without a penalty to take relief using the USGA rules of
relief.
PLAY DAY PRIZES
- Points are awarded each play day for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ties, and for each birdie
and each chip-in a player makes on play day.
- A person can only win one prize on play day. The payout is determined by
the number of players and ties each week. Payout each week for at least
1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , including ties, Birdies and Chip-ins. Team events pay 1 st and 2 nd.
- There will be three tournaments during the season: a Handicap
Tournament, Par 3, and a CLGA Championship or alternate tournament. To
be eligible to play in the tournaments other than the Par 3, a player must
have played in five play days during the season.
- The Play Day Chairman will keep a record of all first, second and third place
winners for play day and tournament events.
- The Play Day Committee Member handling play day is responsible for the
weekly pay out for the game winners, Birdies, Chip-Ins and Eagles. Eagles
pay $10.00 (money taken from Split-the-Pot) when made on play day.
CANONGATE 1 HOLE-IN-ONE CLUB
- This is a voluntary club and must be an active member of CLGA. USGA rules
prevail.
- The hole in one must be made at Canongate 1 on any day of the week. Submit
the signed and witnessed score card to the Club Pro and they will give to the Play
Day Chairman.
- The original fee to join is $4.00. When an active member of the Hole-In-Club has
a hole-in-one, they will receive half of the money in the hole-in-one account. At
that time anyone wishing to remain in the Hole-In-One Club will pay $2.00 in
order to replenish the account.
50/50 POT
The Play Day Chairman maintains the 50/50 pot. Prizes and event functions are
financed with these funds.
$1=1 ticket
$2=3 tickets
$3=5 tickets
GENERAL INFORMATION
Notify the Hospitality Chairman when you are aware a member is sick or
condolences are in order.
SCORING RECORDS
Fair Handicapping depends upon full, accurate information of a player’s ability as
reflected by her scores. Every golfer interested in fair play should make sure her
scores are recorded: good and bad, year around not just during the League
season. Incomplete records lead to unfair handicaps.
END OF SEASON AWARDS
To be eligible for the Year End Awards, the player must have an established USGA
handicap and play ten play days during the March through October season. A
prize of a least of $25.00 will be awarded with each Year End Award. A person
may only be awarded one End of the Season award. If the event of a tie, the
award will be given to the player who has attended the most play days.
Order of awards:
Golfer of the Year
Most Improved Golfer
Up and Down
GOLFER OF THE YEAR
The award will be determined by the following point system:
- 1 point for attendance at a General Meeting
- 1 point for attendance if round is completed on regular play day and each day of tournament play
- 3 points for 1 st place on play day
- 2 points for 2 nd place on play day
- 1 point for 3 rd place on play day
- 1 point for each Birdie on play day
- 1 point for each Chip-in on play day
Flighted tournament:
- 7 points for Overall Champion
- 5 points for 1 st place each flight
- 4 points for 2 nd place each flight
- 3 points for 3 rd place each flight
Unflighted tournament:
- 7 points Overall Champion
- 5 points for 1 st place
- 4 points for 2 nd place
- 3 points for 3 rd place
UP AND DOWN
Player in each flight with most chip-ins and birdies combined made on Ladies Play
Day and Tournaments. Flights are based on handicap index on the last day of the
season.
MOST IMPROVED GOLFER
Most improved golfer will be determined using the same formula GSGA uses each
year to determine the most improved golfer at clubs state-wide. The Club Pro will
be able to run the report from GSGA with the beginning and ending dates of the
CLGA season.
CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I—The name of the association shall be Canongate 1 Ladies Golf
Association. (CLGA)
ARTICLE II—The purpose of the organization shall be to promote interest in golf
among women players of Canongate 1 Golf Club through the holding of weekly
play days, occasional tournaments, and other events as its officers may elect.
ARTICLE III—
The officers of the Association shall be President, Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE IV—The affairs of this Association shall be managed by a Board of
Directors composed of the Officers and the Chairman of the Standing
Committees.
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I—MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the Canongate Ladies Golf Association (CLGA) is open to any Lady
Member who has an established USGA handicap, GHIN number, and is in good
standing with any Club Corp Club.
Members play to a Maximum handicap of 36.
ARTICLE II—DUES
Section 1. Annual dues will be payable beginning November 1 st .
Section 2. Amount of annual dues shall be established by a two-thirds (2/3) vote
of the Board of Directors.
Section 3. No dues shall be refunded in case of resignation.
ARTICLE III—OFFICERS
Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association and in
general shall perform the duties inherent to her office. She shall name the
Chairman of the Standing Committees on which shall act as a member
ex-officio.
Section 2. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meeting and handle the
Association correspondence.
Section 3. The Treasurer shall receive and disburse all Association monies,
depositing such monies in the name and to the credit of the Association in such
Depositor as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. In the event an Officer resigns or vacates her office permanently, the
Board of Directors shall appoint a successor.
ARTICLE IV—BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors shall meet at the call of the President at least twice
annually. A majority of its Members shall constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE V—COMMITTEES/SPECIAL EVENTS/FUNCTIONS
Section 1. It is the duty of the President, as soon as possible after the election, to
appoint the chairpersons of the following standing committees: Hospitality,
Correspondence, and representatives for special events and functions.
a. Play Day Chairman and Tournament Chairman: The Play Day Chairman
shall schedule all weekly events and be responsible for keeping all records for
determining the end of season awards. The Tournament Chairman and Play Day
Chairman may appoint members as her assistants for the tournaments and play
days. Both Play Day Chairman and Tournament Chairman will be a voting
member of the current Board.
b. Hospitality Committee: The Chairman’s responsibilities include: Mail
cards to members who are sick and/or in the hospital; condolences sent to
members when appropriate. Arrange for the tee-off breakfast and the Christmas
luncheon.
ARTICLE VI—FINANCES
Section 1. The fiscal year shall run from January 1 through December 31. The
books shall be subject to audit at the end of the fiscal year or upon request of the
incoming Treasurer or the President. Retain records for two (2) years.
Section 2. Checks may be signed by the Treasurer or President. All checks over
$100.00 must be approved by the President.
Section 3. No Member of the Association shall contract or cause to be made in the
name of the Association any debt of any nature whatsoever, without first
receiving proper authorization by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 4. See current budget above.
ARTICLE VII—DISCIPLINE AND ELIGIBILITY
Section 1. The type of competition shall be determined by the Play
Day/Tournament Chairman with the approval of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Only Members in good standing, dues paid, with an established USGA
handicap are eligible for major tournaments, to vote, and for Golfer of the Year.
Section 3. Acceptance for membership shall bind each member to uphold the
rules and etiquette of golf as set forth by the USGA and to accept and observe all
decisions of the Board of Directors acting within its jurisdiction.
ARTICLE VIII--MEETINGS
Section 1. A general meeting shall be held in conjunction with the tee-off
breakfast in March and at least two other times during the year. A Board Meeting shall be called by the President prior to the first general meeting in order
to prepare an agenda for the general meeting. The annual meeting for election of
officers will be held in December and these officers will take up their duties on
January 1.
Section 2. Official business of this Association cannot be transacted unless one-
third (1/3) of the active membership is present.
Section 3. All meeting will be conducted in accordance with “Robert’s Rules of
Order.”
ARTICLE IX—ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Section 1. In September the President and two other Members will be chosen to
comprise the Nominating Committee. The presiding Officer shall ask for
nominations from the floor. Any number of names may be submitted. The
Secretary should make a list of names nominated. A written ballot shall be taken
and counted. The two Members receiving the most votes shall serve on the
Nominating Committee.
Section 2. Notice of all nominations shall be posted by e-mail to Members at least
ten (10) days prior to voting. Voting will be conducted by e-mail and tallied by the
Nominating Committee.
ARTICLE X—ORDER OF BUSINESS
Order of business at meetings:
Reading of minutes of previous meeting
Secretary Report
Treasurer Report
Report of Standing Committees
Old Business
New Business
Election of Officers at October meeting
Adjournment
(Revised March 2023)
