Article 1. Name and Object

Sec. 1. Name: Chicago Area Camera Clubs Association

Sec. 2. Objective: Development of fellowship among member clubs and promotion of photographic interests and accomplishments in the Chicago area.

Article 2. Membership

Sec. 1. Eligibility: Any camera club located in the Chicago area* interested in any phase of photography and which holds at least six regularly scheduled meetings from September through May. CACCA club membership must be open.

Sec. 2. Affiliation: Camera clubs may become members by application to and acceptance by the Board of Directors.

Sec. 3. Representation: Each member club shall be represented by a delegate.

Article 3. Officers and Board of Directors

Sec. 1. Officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

Sec. 2. Board of Directors: Shall consist of the above officers (4) the retiring President and at least fifteen members and no more than twenty-five members elected from member clubs in good standing.

Sec. 3. Term of office: One Year.

Sec. 4. Order of succession: If the President of the Association is unable to perform his duties, those duties shall be performed by a replacement in the following order of succession: ?

Vice President

Ex-Officio Member of Board. (Immediate past-President)

Treasurer

A member of the Board of Directors as selected by that Board.

Sec. 5. Removal of officer and/or member of the Board of Directors

An individual may be removed as an officer or from the Board of Directors upon a majority recommendation from the Board of Directors and approval, by a majority vote, of the delegates.

Sec. 6. Attendance: ?

Board members and officers are expected to attend both the monthly Delegates Meetings and Board Meetings, which are the regular meetings of the Association. Any Board member or officer who is absent from two consecutive Board Meetings or two consecutive Delegates Meetings may be replaced by action of the Board, if such action is in the best interests of the Association.

Sec. 7. In the case a vacancy occurs on the Board, the President shall make a recommendation to the Board for approval.

* This term is not intended to exclude any camera club from Wisconsin or Indiana that wishes to actively participate in CACCA activities.

Article 4. Nominating Committee

Sec. 1. Nominating Committee: Shall submit recommendations for officers and Board members to the delegates one month before the annual election.

Article 5. Meetings

Sec. 1. Board Meetings: Shall be at such time and place as specified by either the officers or the Board, but shall not be less often than four times during the CACCA year.

Sec. 2. Delegates Meetings: Shall be at such times and places as specified by either the officers or the Board, but shall not be less often than once each month, October through May.

Article 6. Amendments

Sec. 1. Amendments: Proposed amendments to this constitution shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors. Those approved by the Board (by majority vote) shall then be read and distributed in writing to the Delegates at the next Delegates meeting and voted on at the following meeting. Approval by two-thirds of those delegates voting and whose clubs are in good standing shall be required for adoption.