Sec. 2. It is the object of this Section to further theaim and ideals of the Institute and to promote the welfare of its own members through the holding of meetings and field trips for the study of subjects of an engineering or scientific nature or of interest and value to Institute members.
Sec. 3. The territory served by this Section, as designated in the Institute Bylaws and as approved by the Regional Director and Regional Activities Board is composed of the Virginia Counties of:
Allegheny Bath Bland Botetourt Buchanan Carroll Craig Dickinson Floyd Franklin Giles Grayson Henry Highland Montgomery Patrick Pittsylvania Pulaski Roanoke Rockbridge Russell Smyth Tazewell Wytheand the Virginia Cities of:
BuenaVista Clifton Forge Covington Danville Galax Lexington Martinsville Norton Radford Roanoke SalemReturn to Index
Sec. 2. Student Members of this Section shall be defined as those IEEE enrolled students in good standing and residing within the jurisdiction of the Section. Student Members shall not be entitled to vote or to hold office.
Sec. 3. All IEEE Members with mailing addresses within the approved territory of the section are automatically members of the section unless individual members choose membership in a contiguous section in accordance with IEEE bylaws. Certain other members of IEEE residing in contiguous territory may become members of the section in accordance with IEEE bylaws. Return to Index
Sec. 2. The duties of all elected officers shall be as described in the IEEE Bylaws and in the RAB Operations Manual. In particular:
Sec. 3. The Section Chair shall be the executive officer of the Section, assuming the duties and obligations usually pertaining to that office and such other duties as may be assigned by the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 4. The Section Vice Chair shall be the Junior Officer and Program Chair of the Section, assuming the duties and obligations usually pertaining to that office and such other duties as may be assigned by the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 5. The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform the duties and obligations usually pertaining to those offices and such other duties as may be assigned by the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 6. Any officers may be removed for cause by the Section Executive Committee at any Section Executive Committee meeting upon the vote of at least 75 percent of the total Section Executive Committee membership, provided a motion to that effect shall have been made at a similar meeting at least thirty days before and provided that a copy of such motion together with a statement of charges shall have been delivered forthwith to the officer in question. Such officer shall have the right of defense.
Sec. 7. Any vacancy occurring within the Section Executive Committee shall be filled by Section Executive Committee appointment, approved by a majority vote of the current Committee members. In making such appointment or appointments, the Committee shall adhere to the specific plan of progression established by these bylaws except:
Sec. 2. A majority of the Section Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum provided the number of members elected by the Section membership is at least one greater than the number appointed.
Sec. 3. A majority of the Section Executive Committee shall be necessary in the conduct of its business.
Sec. 4. Meetings of the Section Executive Committee ordinarily will be held monthly or as otherwise determined by the committee, and will be called by the Section Chair or by request of any three members of the committee.
Sec. 5. The fiscal year of the Section shall be January 1 through December 31. Return to Index
Sec. 2. The Nominating Committee shall nominate a regular ticket consisting of one candidate for Chair, one candidate for Vice Chair, one candidate for the office of Secretary-Treasurer and eight candidates for the total of four offices for members-at-large of the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 3. The Nominating Committee shall guide its actions by the following specific provisions:
Sec. 6. The official ballot shall contain the names of all nominees duly proposed in accordance with these bylaws.
Sec. 7. The official ballot shall contain also one blank space for each office, which space may be used by voting members for the purpose of writing in an alternate name.
Sec. 8. Only official ballots shall be counted, and to be accepted must bear the identifying signature of the voting member and must reach the Chair-Tellers Committee no later than 5 o'clock PM, November 30, or the next following business day in case of the 15th falling on a weekend or holiday.
Sec. 9. A committee of three or more tellers not running for office shall be appointed by the Section Chair prior to October 25 of each year. The Chair of the Teller's Committee shall receive the mailed ballots and accumulate them, unopened. Prior to tallying the votes, the Secretary-Treasurer and the Chair of the Teller's Committee shall jointly verify the signed names against the official, up-to-date list of the regular members of this Section, separating unopened, any and all ballots from ineligible persons. The results of the election shall be typed in triplicate, bearing the personal signature of all members of the Committee of Tellers, together with the date of the count. One such copy shall be delivered by December 5, or next following business day, to the Secretary-Treasurer and Section Chair. The third such copy shall remain in the possession of the Chair of the Committee of Tellers at least until after publication of the announcement of the election results. The copy delivered to the Secretary- Treasurer shall be retained in the permanent files of the Secretary-Treasurer.
Sec. 10. In case of a tie in the votes for any office, it shall be resolved in favor of one of the candidates so tied by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the Section Executive Committee at a meeting to be called immediately after the count of votes by the tellers; a record of such vote shall be entered in the minutes of said meeting of the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 11. At the Section meeting next succeeding the annual election the presiding officer shall read the report of the Committee of Tellers and shall declare duly elected the eligible candidates receiving the greatest number of votes for each office.
Sec. 12. Duly elected officers shall assume their official duties on the first day of January next succeeding their election and shall hold of office for one year or until their successors take office.
Sec. 13. The names of all officers shall be reported to the IEEE Operations Center within 20 days of the date of the count.
Sec. 14. Nominations and Elections Timetable
Committee meets prior to ........................ September 15
Announcement of Nominations ................ September 25
Close Nominations by Petition ................. October 25
Ballots mailed by ..................................... November 10
Ballots returned by .................................. November 30
Assume Office......................................... January 1
Sec. 2. The personnel of any standing or special committee may be appointed, from among Section members, for one year, by that Committee's chair, subject to the approval of the majority of the Section Executive Committee. Term of service shall be January 1 through December 31.
Sec. 3. Duties of standing committees will be generally as described in the IEEE Bylaws, Policy and Procedures, and the RAB Operations Manual.
Sec.4. Special committees will expire within one year unless re-appointed. Return to Index
Sec. 2. Regular members of this section shall be notified of the time and place of each Section meeting and of the subject to be presented at the meeting. The Student branches within the territory served by this Section shall be notified of the subject, time and place of Section meetings.
Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Section Executive Committee upon written notice or other acceptable means of notification thereof being sent out in appropriate advance of the meeting. Return to Index
Sec. 2. Without prior approval of the IEEE Executive Committee, Section funds can be used only for normal operations of the Section.
Sec. 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be authorized to draw funds as approved by the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 4. Regular and Student members shall pay no Section dues. Return to Index
Sec. 2. A majority of committee membership shall constitute a quorum at all committee meetings, including the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 3. In order to provide for proper handling of the Section's routine work and the management of its affairs, the Section Executive Committee may adopt, in connection with these bylaws, such rules and regulations as may be found necessary, but no rule or regulation shall be adopted which will conflict with the Constitution and bylaws of this Section or with the Constitution and bylaws of the Institute. Return to Index
Sec. 2 Proposals for amendments may originate in the Section Executive Committee or by petition.
Sec. 3. Petitions for amendments must bear the personal signature of at least two percent of Regular Members of this Section together with the date of each signature.
Sec. 4. Amendments proposed by petition shall be submitted for vote within sixty days of the receipt of the petition or petitions by the Secretary-Treasurer.
Sec. 5. The proposed amended bylaws shall be submitted to the Regional Director for formal approval and he shall also receive a courtesy copy of the final adopted version of the bylaws.
Sec. 6. Proposed amendments in full shall be submitted by mail, in a form to clearly indicate the change being proposed, to each Regular Member of the Section for ballot. The votes cast shall be counted by the Section Executive Committee at its next meeting following the closing date of the balloting. A proposed amendment shall be declared adopted and become effective if a majority of the votes cast are affirmative and when a true copy thereof, together with a record of the count of votes, shall have been certified to the Secretary-Treasurer for inclusion into the minutes of the said meeting.
Sec. 7. These bylaws and amendments thereto or revocation thereof shall be adopted by a simple majority of all votes cast in the mail ballot, provided at least 20 days are allowed between the mailing date and the required date of return.
Sec. 8. The Executive Committee may, at its discretion, refuse to resubmit a defeated proposal within the current fiscal year. Return to Index
Sec. 2. The territory and limits of the subsections shall be subject to definition and change by the Section Executive Committee and approval by the Regional Director and the Regional Activities Board.
Sec. 3. The subsection shall have three officers: a subsection Chair, a subsection Vice Chair and a Subsection Secretary- Treasurer chosen from among subsection members.
Sec. 4. Any vacancy occurring in the offices of the subsection shall be filled by appointment from among Subsection members; such appointment to be made at the discretion of the subsection.
Sec. 5. All committee chairs shall be appointed from among Subsection members by the subsection Chair.
Sec. 6. The personnel of any standing or special committee shall be appointed from among Subsection members by the Chair of the subsection.
Sec. 7. Finances of the subsection shall be operated on an annual budget approved by the Section Executive Committee. Expenditures from Section funds shall not exceed the annual budget without prior approval of the Section Executive Committee.
Sec. 8. Nominations and election of the three Subsection officers will be as described for the Section in Article V except that Subsection officers will function in the place of Section officers.
Sec. 9. Regular meetings shall generally be held at such times and places as may be designated by the subsection Chair.
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Sec. 2. The responsibility for Chapter management shall rest with the Section which shall have control of all financial and other assets of the chapter in carrying on its activities. In effect, the chapter will function in a manner similar to that of a committee of the Section.
Sec. 3. Membership of the chapter will consist of all members of the Section who are members of the particular Group or Society.
Sec. 4. A chapter may elect its own Chair and other desired officers. Those elected shall hold the grade of Fellow, Senior Member or Member.
Sec. 5. All technical meetings of the chapter shall be announced to and be open to all members of the Section and to affiliates of the Chapter within the Section. Return to Index
Sec. 2. Officers of the Virginia Council shall be a Chair, a first Vice-Chair, a Secretary and a Treasurer, each of whom shall hold office for a term as specified in the Virginia Council bylaws.
Sec. 3. The offices shall be rotated among the four member sections, with each section responsible for filling one office at each election. (Details in Virginia Council bylaws).
Sec. 4. The Section Executive Committee shall nominate the Section representative for the Virginia Council.
Sec. 5. Balloting for Virginia Council representatives shall be through the Section newsletter or separate mailing. Timing in accordance with Virginia Council bylaws.
Sec. 6. The Section Executive Committee may appoint a Section representative to the Virginia Council to fill an unexpired term. Return to Index
SECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL SIGNATURES
_____________________________________________Chair
_____________________________________________Vice Chair
_____________________________________________Secretary-Treasurer
_____________________________________________Member-At-Large
_____________________________________________Member-At-Large
_____________________________________________Member-At-Large
_____________________________________________Member-At-Large
_____________________________________________Junior Past Chair
_____________________________________________ IA Chapter Chair
_____________________________________________ IE/C/CS Chapter Chair
_____________________________________________ MTT/ED Chapter Chair
_____________________________________________ PE Chapter Chair
Date:__________________________________
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Region Director