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BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
Elections
a. Officers, Members of the Executive Council, Members of the Board of Insurance Medicine, one delegate and one alternate to the AMA House of Delegates
The Nomination Committee shall present a list of candidates to the Executive Council, who will then recommend it to the membership for election at the annual business meeting. No nomination shall be made for the presidency as the President-Elect automatically succeeds to this office.
The names of candidates so nominated shall be announced at the meeting and the President shall call for further nominations by the members present. If not more than one person is nominated for each of the elected position to be filled, a motion shall be in order to direct the Secretary-Treasurer to cast a ballot for those nominees and such nominees shall thus be declared to be duly elected.
If additional nominations are made by the members present, the President shall announce to the meeting or cause to be posted at the place of meeting a list of all the candidates. If anyone has been nominated for more than one office, he/she shall be deemed to have been nominated for the office for which he/she chooses to run.
If a special business session is necessary because of the additional nominations, such elections shall take place by ballot. The President shall appoint two tellers, who will receive and count the ballots prepared by the members. Nominees receiving the largest number of votes for each position shall be declared elected.
The elected members of the Executive Council shall serve a term of three years or until their successors have been elected. These elected members shall not be eligible for re-election for an interval of three years. The twelve members of the Board of Insurance Medicine shall serve for three years or until their successors have been elected and shall be eligible for re-election. The delegate and alternate to the AMA House of Delegates shall serve for two years and may be re-elected.
If a vacancy occurs among any of the Academy’s elected officials, except for the Board of Insurance Medicine, the President shall request the Nominating Committee to present to the Executive Council a nominee to fill the unexpired term. Approval by a three-quarters vote of the Executive Council members present shall be sufficient to immediately fill the vacancy. If a vacancy occurs on the Board of Insurance Medicine, the Board of Insurance Medicine shall appoint a substitute to fill that term without going through the Nominating Committee process. At the end of the term, the Nominating Committee process would proceed and the substitute may be a candidate to succeed himself/herself at the next annual meeting.
b. Members
To be nominated for active, associate or affiliate membership each candidate shall complete an application form as prescribed by the Executive Council. This application shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer for consideration by the Membership and Credentials Committee who will in turn present each candidate’s name to Executive Council. The Council will then vote on the applicant’s membership. Any candidate who shall be voted in favor of by at least three-quarters of the council shall be accepted.
In the instance of nominations for honorary membership, a letter of sponsorship bearing the signatures of two active members or two or more letters of sponsorship must be sent to the Secretary-Treasurer. Completion of an application form is waived. The Secretary-Treasurer will forward the nomination to the Membership and Credentials Committee who will in turn present the candidate’s name to the Executive Council for acceptance.
ARTICLE II
Dues
Members shall pay annual dues as recommended by the Executive Council and approved by majority vote at the Academy’s annual business meeting. Any member who is delinquent in his/her dues ninety days after written notice shall be considered as having resigned his/her membership.
Honorary members and members in the active service of their country shall not be assessed dues or other fees.
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