ĐĎॹá>ţ˙ TVţ˙˙˙S˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙ěĽÁ!` đżł4bjbj\­\­ =N>Ç>ÇÓ+_€˙˙˙˙˙˙¤    ŔŔŔÔüüü84PDÔW/h  (ČČČŁ Ł Ł ş.ź.ź.ź.ź.ź.ź.$ż0h'3Vŕ.ŔŁ Ł Ł Ł Ł ŕ. °ČČŰő.&A#A#A#Ł ^ŔČŔČş.A#Ł ş.A#A#Žj-hŔŔ^.Č” ŕvźí¤Ćü!*Ň-†.4/<W/â-|}4+"¸}4 ^.}4Ŕ^.(Ł Ł A#Ł Ł Ł Ł Ł ŕ.ŕ.ă"^Ł Ł Ł W/Ł Ł Ł Ł ÔÔÔĘdÔÔÔ˜ÔÔÔ   ŔŔŔő. BYLAWS OF REGION E, THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION OF THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS ARTICLE I – NAME AND OBJECTIVES Section 1. Name The name of this organization shall be region E, the Mid-Atlantic Region (hereinafter called “the region”) of the Society of Women Engineers (hereinafter called “the Society”). Section 2. Objectives The region is an organizational unit whose purpose is to further the objectives of the Society. The region shall: A. Promote communication within the Society. B. Provide a forum for discussion of national, regional and local Society concerns. C. Promote and support the objectives of the Society. D. Provide a forum for interaction between professional sections and student sections. Section 3. Powers The region is empowered by the Society to pursue the objectives of the Society under these bylaws and in consonance with the bylaws of the Society. ARTICLE II – MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Members Members of the region are those members of the Society assigned to the region. In accordance with the Society’s policies and purposes, the region shall not discriminate in connection with its membership and its services to the public at large. All members of the region shall have the right to attend all in-person region council meetings. Section 2. Grades of Membership Members shall have the same membership grade and corresponding membership rights in the region as they have in the Society. ARTICLE III – OFFICERS Section 1. Officers The officers of the region are the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary and treasurer. Section 2. Eligibility and Term of Office A. The governor must meet the eligibility requirements as found in the Society bylaws. The lieutenant governor must meet the same eligibility requirements as the governor. The secretary and treasurer must be voting members of the region. B. The governor shall serve for a term of two fiscal years. Governors may not serve concurrently as a member of the SWE board of directors. The lieutenant governor, secretary, and treasurer shall serve for one fiscal year. Section 3. Duties** A. Governor In addition to the duties specified in the Society bylaws, the governor shall: 1. Execute the business and policies of the region; 2. Serve as the nonvoting chair of the region council; 3. Authorize the disbursement of region funds within the budget approved by the region council; 4. Represent the region before the public; 5. Be an authorized signatory on all region accounts; and 6. Perform any other duties as assigned by the director of regions or the region council. B. Lieutenant Governor The lieutenant governor shall assume the duties of the governor if the governor is temporarily unable to serve, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the governor or the region council. C. Secretary The secretary shall: Maintain the records of the region; and 2. Perform other duties incident to the office of secretary, or as may be assigned by the governor or the region council. D. Treasurer The treasurer shall: 1. Be responsible for the collection, distribution, and safekeeping of region funds; 2. Prepare, maintain, and report as directed on the financial position of the region in relation to the approved budget; 3. Submit a financial report to the Society in accordance with established procedures; and 4. Perform other duties incident to the office of treasurer or as may be assigned by the governor or the region council. Section 4. Nomination and Election A. The nominating committee shall be composed of at least three voting members with no more than one member from each section or from the members at large and shall be chosen in accordance with policies adopted by the region council. The chair of the nominating committee shall be a nonvoting member of the committee elected by the members of the region council. B. Members of the nominating committee may not become candidates during their tenure of service on the nominating committee. C. The nominating committee shall propose at least one qualified candidate for each of the available positions, including the regional member of the Society’s nominating committee. D. The proposed slate for governor shall be presented to the members of the region council by February 1. Additional candidates may be nominated by petition, provided that: 1. The member is eligible for the position; 2. The member has given written consent to being placed on the ballot; 3. A minimum of two percent of the voting members of the region have signed a petition or endorsed an email to place the candidate’s name on the ballot, with no more than half of the signatures or endorsements having been made from any one professional section or the members at large; and 4. The petition, together with the written consent, is submitted to the nominating committee prior to February 20. E. The nominating committee shall submit the names of candidates for governor to the Society headquarters by March 1, with a copy of such report to the current governor. F. The nominating committee shall submit the names of candidates for all positions other than governor to the region council in accordance with region policy. G. The voting members of the Society in the region shall elect the governor. The region council shall elect the other officers and the regional member of the Society nominating committee. H. A plurality shall elect for each office. Write-in votes for eligible candidates shall be allowed. Section 5. Vacancies A. The lieutenant governor shall assume the office of governor in the event of a vacancy in that office until the close of that fiscal year. If a subsequent fiscal year remains in that term, the voting members in the region shall elect someone to fill the vacancy for the second half of the term. B. A vacancy in the position of lieutenant governor, secretary, treasurer, or regional member of the Society nominating committee shall be filled by election by the region council. Section 6. Removal The lieutenant governor, secretary, or treasurer may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the region council. Such removal shall be effective immediately. ARTICLE IV – REGION COUNCIL Section 1. Composition The voting members of the region council shall consist of the members of the SWE council of representatives who represent members of the region. Alternate representatives may be selected in accordance with the policies of the council of representatives. The officers of the region shall be nonvoting members of the region council with the right to participate in the discussions of the council but shall retain their voting status if they are also section or members-at-large representatives. Section 2. Duties In addition to the duties outlined elsewhere in these bylaws, the region council shall: 1. Ensure the objectives and purposes of the region are pursued. 2. Formulate region policy. 3. Support the initiation and development of sections within the region. 4. Approve the region budget by a majority of the region council members. Section 3. Meetings A. The region council shall meet annually at the national conference to conduct the business of the region. The region council may also meet upon the call of the governor or by written petition of at least one-third of the voting members of the region council. B. Unless otherwise restricted by law or these bylaws, the region council may also conduct business by telephone or other electronic devices, provided that all members can communicate with one another at the same time. C. The region council may also conduct business by mail, electronic mail, or fax, provided that: 1. Complete and identical information is distributed to all members of the region council at the same time. 2. Instructions for reply, together with a return date no less than fourteen days from the date of distribution, are included. 3. The integrity of each ballot can be verified as to the eligibility of the member casting the vote and that only one ballot is cast by any member. 4. The number of ballots returned meets the quorum requirements for an in-person meeting. 5. The vote required shall be the same as the vote for an in-person meeting. 6. The balloting is in accordance with any additional policies adopted by the region council to ensure that: a. Alternate methods of voting are provided for any region council member who is unable to use the primary method; and b. The decision to take such a ballot is made by those properly authorized by the region council to make such decision. 7. The results of such ballot shall be reported to the region council within fifteen days after the close of the ballot process. D. A majority of the number of the voting representatives of the region council then in office shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the business of the council. E. At least sixty days notice shall be given to all members of the region council prior to an inperson meeting, and at least ten days notice shall be given to all members of the region council prior to a telephone conference call meeting. F. No member of the region council may vote by proxy. ARTICLE V – COMMITTEES A. The region standing committees is the audit committee. B. The region council may establish other committees as the need arises. C. Committee chairs shall be appointed by the governor. The members of the committees shall be appointed by the chair of the region committee with the approval of the governor. ARTICLE VI – DISSOLUTION In the event of dissolution, the assets of the region shall be first used to pay any region debts, after which any remaining funds shall be disbursed to other SWE regions, SWE sections, the Society, or SWE endowment funds as recommended by the region council and approved by the SWE board of directors. ARTICLE VII – PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY The rules contained in the tenth edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern this region in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules of order the region may adopt. ARTICLE VIII – AMENDMENT A. These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote at any in-person meeting of the region council. B. Amendments may only be proposed by (1) a professional section or (2) five voting members of the region. All proposed amendments must be submitted to the governor. C. Written notice, delivered either by first class mail or electronically, must be given to all members of the region council at least sixty days prior to the vote. D. Amendments adopted by the region council shall be sent to the Society secretary or designee for review, and shall only become effective after approved by the Society secretary. E. Changes to required sections of the region bylaws template shall become part of these bylaws upon approval by the Society. The region secretary shall incorporate such changes into the region bylaws and forward the updated bylaws to the Society secretary within six months of notification of the change to the region bylaws template. Region bylaws based on region bylaws template version 04-27-05     Adopted November 3, 2005 SWE Region E Bylaws Page  PAGE 2 of  NUMPAGES 6  Additional duties may be added as needed.  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