Relevant MLA By-Laws 3.9 Voting - At all Annual and Special meetings of the Association, all Members will be entitled to one vote. The Member must have achieved the age of 18 years of age by the day of the Annual General or Special Meeting. If a Member has not achieved the age of 18 years of age by the day of the Annual General Meeting or Special Meeting, one legal guardian of said Member as declared on his/her application for membership shall be entitled to the vote of said Member by proxy at an Annual General or Special Meeting 4.2 Any individual who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, who has the power under law to contract, who is a voting Member of the Association in good standing is eligible for election as a Director. 4.4 Any nomination of an individual for election must be supported by a Member, must include the written consent of the nominee, and must be submitted to the MLA office fourteen (14) days prior to the Annual Meeting. Should there be no eligible nominee for a given position on the Board of Directors at an Annual General Meeting, nominations will be accepted from the floor. 4.6 The President and the directors at large will serve terms of two years. All Directors will hold office until their successors have been duly elected in accordance with these Bylaws, unless they resign, are removed from, or vacate their office. Directors will be eligible for re-election as Directors. In order to be eligible for election as President, an individual must have been a member of the Board of Directors for no less than one (1) full year within the previous two (2) years. 8.2 Notice of any proposed amendment or alteration to be brought to a vote before the voting membership must be submitted in writing to the Manitoba Lacrosse Association office at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the meeting at which such amendment is to be submitted. Proposed amendments or alterations will be circulated to all Members seven (7) days prior to the meeting. MLA AGM Resolution Form |