About Us History Membership ISHC News Online Store Advertising Awards Pedigree Database Home Lara-Ke's Bristol Bay Ember AM/CAN CH Denali's Lil Bit O Majik Of Kiana WPD, SD, CGC, TT, RN, CD Constitution & Bylaws Download Constitution & Bylaws (1.4 MB PDF) ARTICLE 1. Name and Objectives Bylaws: ARTICLE I. Membership Bylaws:ARTICLE II. Officers and Directors Bylaws: ARTICLE III. Club Year and Elections Bylaws ARTICLE IV. ISHC New Bylaws: ARTICLE V. Committees Bylaws: ARTICLE VI. Discipline Bylaws: ARTICLE VII. Admendments Bylaws: ARTICLE VIII. Dissolution BY-LAWS ARTICLE III. Club Year and Elections Section 1. Club Year. The fiscal year shall be January 1 through December 31 of that year. The official Club year shall be from October 1, when officers take over, through September 30 of the following year. Section 2. Elections. Elections shall be conducted by secret ballot with ballots being sent in plain envelopes inside the mailing envelope to the Chairman of the Board. They shall be counted by the Chairman of the Board and two other members, approved by the Board of Directors. Ballots for election shall be sent first class to each member by the Corresponding Secretary. A majority of the votes cast shall be necessary for election. Candidates and their philosophy and platforms will be printed in the May issue of the NEWS. Ballots must reach the Chairman of the Board by July 21st. Two ballots will be sent to those with family memberships. The results of the election will be published in the August NEWS. New officers will be notified within one week of the voting deadline. In case of a tie vote, the voting procedure shall be repeated. Ballots for the runoff shall be mailed by August 10 and returned by September 21st to the Chairman of the Board. Results of the runoff shall be relayed immediately to the concerned parties (President, Editor, and candidate.) Section 3. Nominations. The Chairman of the Board and the Area Directors shall serve as a nominating committee to recommend a slate of officers for election. All recommendations shall be sent to the Chairman of the Board no later than March 1. A composite list shall be sent to each Director within two (2) days, March 3, for a vote and returned to the Chairman of the Board by April 1st. For each office to be filled, the two names receiving the most votes will be placed on the ballot along with any names submitted by the general membership. Any member may be nominated by members at large, if his/her name, endorsed in writing by at least five (5) other members of the Club, is filed with the Chairman of the Board no later than April 1st. The final list of Candidates and their qualifications will be sent immediately to the Editor. This information will appear in the May issue of the NEWS. The results are to appear in the August issue of the NEWS. New officers will be notified of their status within one week of the deadline for receiving ballots. « Previous Page Next Page » © 2008 International Siberian Husky Club. All rights reserved. Website by IX Interactive. The ISHC thanks Expedition Outfitters for hosting this site. Questions about membership or ISHC? Contact . For questions or comments about this website contact .