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The Board of Directors shall act as the
Executive body of the Fan Club, and through its officers or other duly
designated representatives, shall have the sole authority to act,
authorize expenditures of funds, communicate, or make representations on
behalf of the Washington Capitals Fan Club, Ltd. The Board shall consist
of nine (9) Directors elected by the general membership of the Fan Club.
To qualify to serve as a Director, a member must:
A. Have been a member of the Fan Club continuously for the two (2)
years immediately preceding candidacy for Director.
B. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age by the 30th day of
April of the election year.
C. Be committed to serve a full three (3) year term.
A. Any Fan Club member meeting the requirements of Article Four,
Section 1, of these By-Laws may be nominated as a candidate for the
purpose of being elected to the Board.
B. Nominations as a candidate shall be accomplished by one of the
following:
1. By submitting in writing to the Nominations/Elections
Committee a brief biography stating one's position and
qualifications.
2. By being nominated by the Nominations/Elections Committee.
3. By being nominated and seconded from the floor.
C. All nominations will be verified by the Nominations/Elections
Committee.
D. Any and all biographies of the candidates submitted prior to the
cutoff date established by the Newsletter Committee shall be published
in the Newsletter prior to the election.
E. The candidates shall be given the opportunity to address the
general membership at the March meeting, the length of time to be
established by the Nominations/Elections Committee.
F. Challenges to the qualifications of the prospective Board member
must be raised within thirty (30) days after that member's election.
Failure to challenge within that time will result in the waiver of any
grounds for disqualification from that election.
A. At the general membership meeting in March of each year, adult
and young adult members shall elect three (3) Directors for a term of
three (3) years each.
B. Election to the Board shall be by secret written ballot
submitted by the adult and young adult members present and voting at
the general membership meeting.
C. The persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be
elected.
D. Cumulative voting, proxies, and absentee balloting are not
permitted.
E. Persons receiving the fourth, fifth, and sixth highest number of
votes in the election shall be designated as the first, second, and
third alternates for the purpose of filling vacancies on the Board of
Directors pursuant to Article Four, Section 6, of these By-Laws.
F. Newly elected Directors shall take office at the May meeting of
the Board of Directors following their election.
G. The results of the election of Directors shall be published in
the Newsletter at the earliest practical time as determined by the
Newsletter Committee.
No director may serve two (2) consecutive three-year terms. At the
conclusion of a Director's full three-year term on the Board of
Directors, said member may not serve again on the Board of Directors
until one (1) year has passed.
A. Any Director may resign from office at any time by delivering a
written notice of resignation to the President of the Fan Club. The
acceptance of such resignation, unless required by the terms thereof,
or by conditions set forth in these By-Laws, shall not be necessary to
make the resignation effective.
B. The Board of Directors, may, in its discretion declare the
office of any Director vacated by reason of neglect if:
1. A member shall be absent, except for reasons of employment,
ill health, or absence from the Washington Metropolitan Area, from
three (3) consecutive meeting of the Board of Directors, or
2. A Director shall be absent, except for reasons of employment
or ill health, from a total of four (4) meetings of the Board of
Directors in any twelve (12) month period, including regularly
scheduled meetings and special meetings duly called and noticed, and
a successor shall be appointed as provided in Article Four, Section
6 of these By-Laws.
A. If any Director, at any time after being elected, shall die,
resign, or cease to have any of the qualifications provided for
herein, then the office of said Director shall become immediately
vacant. In such event, or in case of a vacancy created by any other
circumstances, the alternates of the most recent march election shall,
in order, be offered the opportunity to fill the un-expired term. In
the event there are no alternates available, the vacancy shall be
filled by the greatest number of votes cast at the next general
membership meeting, pursuant to the conditions of Article 4, Sections
1 and 2 of these By-Laws.
B. A special election shall be held immediately to fill the
un-expired term. If the un-expired term is one (1) year or less, the
person filling the term is eligible for immediate Board reelection.
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