Indiana § 27-11-2-2 Representative form of government

Indiana Statutes

§ 27-11-2-2 — Representative form of government

Indiana·Title 27 INSURANCE·Art. 11 FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES·Ch. 2 Structure and Purpose

A society has a representative form of government if it meets all of the following conditions:

(1)It has a supreme governing body constituted in one (1) of the following ways:

(A)The supreme governing body is an assembly composed of delegates elected directly by the members or at intermediate assemblies or conventions of members or their representatives, together with other delegates as may be prescribed in the society's laws. A society may provide for election of delegates by mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a majority in number and shall not have less than a majority of the votes and not less than the number of votes required to amend the society's laws. The assembly shall meet at least once every four

(4)years and shall elect a board of directors to conduct the business o

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A society has a representative form of
government if it meets all of the following conditions:
(1) It has a supreme governing body constituted in one (1) of the
following ways:
(A) The supreme governing body is an assembly composed of
delegates elected directly by the members or at intermediate
assemblies or conventions of members or their representatives,
together with other delegates as may be prescribed in the
society's laws. A society may provide for election of delegates
by mail. The elected delegates shall constitute a majority in
number and shall not have less than a majority of the votes and
not less than the number of votes required to amend the
society's laws. The assembly shall meet at least once every four
(4) years and shall elect a board of directors to conduct the
business of the society between meetings of the assembly.
Vacancies on the board of directors between elections may be
filled in the manner prescribed by the society's laws.
(B) The supreme governing body is a board composed of
persons elected by the members, either directly or by their
representatives in intermediate assemblies, and any other
persons prescribed in the society's laws. A society may provide
for election of the board by mail. Each term of a board member
may not exceed four (4) years. Vacancies on the board between
elections may be filled in the manner prescribed by the society's
laws. Those persons elected to the board constitute a majority
in number and not less than the number of votes required to
amend the society's laws. A person filling the unexpired term of
an elected board member is considered to be an elected
member. The board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the
business of the society.
(2) The officers of the society are elected either by the supreme
governing body or by the board of directors.
(3) Only benefit members are eligible for election to the supreme
governing body, the board of directors, or any intermediate
assembly.
(4) Each voting member shall have one (1) vote and no vote may
be cast by proxy.