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GUIDANCE CODE:
1. Changing from 1-year term to 2-year term.
agenda items: 82, 85, 89, 90.
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2. Increasing number of Regents from 9 to 12:
agenda items: 83, 86, 88.
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3. Electing Regents from any area in G.A.
agenda item: 84.
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4. Items concerning Quorum, Proxies, and Absentee Ballots.
agenda items: 65, 86.
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5. Removing articles allowing non-G.A. people to be Regents.
Agenda items: 87.
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BY-LAWS:
1. Changing from 1-year term to 2-tear term.
agenda items: 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48.
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2. Increasing number of Regents from 9 to 12.
agenda items: 36, 47.
File

3. Electing Regents from any area in G.A.
agenda items: 33, 38.
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4. Items concerning Quorum, Proxies, and Absentee Ballots.
agenda items: 33, 38.
File

5. Removing articles allowing non G.A. people to be Regents.
agenda items: 35, 45, 49.
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6. Chairman of BOR only voting to break a ties.
agenda item: 38.
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GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS BY-LAWS…..Article and Section Breakdown

ARTICLE I – NAME
Section 1: Legal name and referred names.


ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1: Members

Section 2:Jurisdiction


ARTICLE III – DIRECTORS
Section 1: Name given to Directors.

Section 2: Government of Corporation.

Section 3: Term of office.

Section 4: Reasons for removal from office.

Section 5: Procedure for filling vacancies.

Section 6: Defines Quorum, Proxies, and residential proximity to ISO.

Section 7: Procedure for removal for missing meetings.

Section 8: Elected terms.

Section 9: Compensation.

Section 10: Requirement for attendance of Chairman.

Section 11: Travel compensation for Chairman.

Section 12: Obligation of ISO concerning liability of directors while performing duties.


ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS and INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Section 1: Defines titles of elective officers.

Section 2: Term of office of all Officers.

Section 3: Procedure for attending first meeting of new term.

Section 4: Who elects and who can terminate I.E.S.

Section 5: Financial compensation for I.E.S.


ARTICLE V – NOMINATIONS
Section 1: Procedure for nominating BOR candidates


ARTICLE VI – VOTING
Section 1: Procedure for listing ballots.

Section 2: Length of term of office.

Section 3: Election procedure.

Section 4: Ballot for trustees.

Section 5: Procedure for marking and submitting ballot.

Section 6: Procedure for determining vote results.

Section 7: Procedure to notify new Regents and also to resolve ties.

Section 8: Defining void ballots.

Section 9: Defining who is eligible to run for Regent.

Section 10: Announcing results.

Section 11: Start of new term.

Section 12: Fiscal year of B.O.R.


ARTICLE VII - DIRECTORS, POWERS, and MEETINGS.
Section 1: General responsibility of I.E.S. Who is responsible for I.E.S. and responsibility of the Board of Regents.

Section 2: Compatibility of the B.O.R. with the B.O.T.

Section 3: Defines who cannot change G.A. literature in any way.

Section 4: Corporate responsibility of B.O.R. in compliance to Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws.

Section 5: Review of salaries of Corporation.

Section 6: Responsibility of all aspects of B.O.R. meetings.

Section 7: Responsibility of I.E.S. at B.O.R. meetings.


ARTICLE VIII - DUTIES OF OFFICERS of the B.O.R. AND the I.E.S.
Section 1: Responsibility of the Chairman of the B.O.R.

Section 2: Responsibility of the Vice-Chairman of the B.O.R.

Section 3: Responsibility of the Treasurer of the B.O.R.

Section 4: Responsibility of the Secretary of the B.O.R.

Section 5: Responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of the B.O.R.

Section 6: Responsibilities of the I.E.S.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. Procedure for replacing the I.E.S.

F.

G.

H.


ARTICLE IX – TERMINATION
Section 1: Reasons and procedure for terminating a member of the B.O.R


ARTICLE X - BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Section 1: General responsibility of the B.O.T. and who elects the B.O.T. as per the Guidance Code.


ARTICLE XI - BONDS, INSURANCE, and AUDIT.
Section 1: Bonding procedure.

Section 2: Insurance review procedure.

Section 3: Audit procedure.


ARTICLE XII - STANDING RULES.
Section 1: Procedure for adopting standing rules.


ARTICLE XIII - OFFICES and SEAL.
Section 1: Location of I.S.O. Office

Section 2: Establishing other offices.

Section 3: Corporate Seal.


ARTICLE XIV - ASSETS.
Section 1: Ownership and liquidation of assets.


ARTICLE XV - CONTRACTS.
Section 1: How and by whom contracts are authorized.


ARTICLE XVI - BUDGET.
Section 1: Procedure for preparing and approving budget for G.A.I.S.O.


ARTICLE XVII - ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Section 1: How order of business is governed.

Section 2: General outline of order of business for each monthly B.O.R. meeting.


ARTICLE XVIII - AMENDMENTS.
Section 1: Procedure for amending By-Laws.

Section 2: Procedure to advise B.O.R and B.O.T. of amendments.

Section 3: Home of permanent file of amendments.

Section 4: What constitutes an amendment.