Membership and Voting Rights Sample Clauses
The "Membership and Voting Rights" clause defines who is eligible to become a member of an organization and outlines the rights each member has regarding participation in decision-making processes. Typically, this clause specifies the criteria for membership, the process for admitting new members, and the allocation of voting power—such as one vote per member or weighted voting based on membership class. By clearly establishing who can vote and how votes are counted, this clause ensures fair and transparent governance, preventing disputes over decision-making authority within the organization.
Membership and Voting Rights. 6.1. The Board comprises the Leader of each of the Parties to this agreement. Each of the Parties will appoint for each Municipal Year two one additional members of their Executive (or in the case of the GMCA two one additional members of that authority) one of whom may substitute for the Leader as necessary. The Parties will inform the Secretary to the Board in writing of these annual appointments. An individual may not at any given time sit on the Board as a representative of more than one Party. Where, as a consequence of overlapping authority memberships, one Party’s additional member currently sits on the Board on behalf of a second Party, that additional member may only act as a substitute for the Leader of the first Party if during the time they do so they are also substituted for in respect of their role representing the second Party.
6.2. The term of office of each member of the Board shall be for as long as the member is the Leader of the appointing authority or a member of that authority’s Executive (or in the case of the GMCA a member of that authority) in relation to substitute members.
6.3. Non-voting advisers may attend the Board from any or all of the Parties or from other organisations as the Board may agree. These advisers may participate in the debate but may not vote.
6.4. The following can be “Associate Members”:- The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority. The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority.
Membership and Voting Rights. 6.1 The Board comprises the Leader of the Council of each of the Parties to this agreement. Each of the Parties will appoint for each Municipal Year two additional members of their Executive one of whom may substitute for the Leader as necessary. The Parties will inform the Secretary to the Board in writing of these annual appointments.
6.2 The term of office of each member of the Board shall be for as long as the member is the Leader of the appointing Council or a member of that Councils Executive in relation to substitute members.
6.3 Non-voting advisers may attend the Board from any or all of the Parties or from other organisations as the Board may agree. These advisers may participate in the debate but may not vote.
6.4 The following can be “Associate Members”:- The Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority. The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority. The Greater Manchester Police Authority. The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. Together with any local authority or any joint committee of local authorities outside Greater Manchester subject to the agreement of the Board. These Associate Members may participate in the debate but may not vote.
Membership and Voting Rights. Every owner of a lot which is subject to assessment shall be a member of the Association. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of any Lot which is subject to assessment. The Association shall have two classes of voting membership:
Membership and Voting Rights. Section 1. Membership, Transfer Voting Rights. Reference is ▇▇▇▇▇▇ made to Article III of the Declaration and Article V of the Articles of Incorporation which set forth terms, provisions and conditions governing and relating to membership in the Association, transfer of membership and voting rights of classes of members, all of which terms, provisions and conditions are incorporated herein by reference.
Membership and Voting Rights. 1. Declarant has heretofore caused the Association to be incorporated. Every Owner of a Site shall automatically be and become a Member of the Association during, and only during, all periods of such Owner's ownership of such Site. The Association shall be governed in accordance with its Articles and its By-Laws. The purposes of the Association shall be to enforce the covenants, restrictions, easements, conditions, and other limitations set forth in this Declaration, to appoint the members of the Board from and after the date Declarant ceases to make such appointments, to assume such other obligations with respect to the Property as the Association deems appropriate, and to fulfill such other purposes as Declarant may deem necessary or appropriate to enable the Association to carry out the purpose and intent of this Declaration.
2. The directors first appointed may be appointed by Declarant for staggered terms of one, two or three years, at Declarant's election. Succeeding directors shall each serve a term of one year. Any director not appointed by Declarant shall be elected by the Owners at the times and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws. Declarant shall, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, retain the right to appoint a majority of the directors to the Board of the Association until the Transfer Date.
3. Every Owner shall be deemed to have a membership in the Association- No Owner, whether one or more Persons, shall have more than one membership per Site owned. In the event the Owner of a Site is more than one Person, votes and rights of use and enjoyment shall be as provided for herein. The rights and privileges of membership may be exercised by the Owner or, in the case of a corporate owner or partnership, by the individual
Membership and Voting Rights. Members shall be all Owners and shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Lot owned. When more than one person holds an interest in any Lot, all such persons shall be members. The vote for such Lot shall be exercised as they among themselves determine, but in no event shall more than one (1) vote be cast with respect to any Lot. The Owners shall file with the Secretary of the Association an instrument in writing signed by all such Owners designating one Owner (or in the case of a corporation, one of its officers) to cast the vote which is attributable to such Lot.
Membership and Voting Rights. Membership in the Association shall be established and terminated as set forth in the Articles. Each Member shall be entitled to the benefit of, and be subject to, the provisions of the Lakeside Landing Documents. The voting rights of the Members shall be as set forth in the Articles.
Membership and Voting Rights. Section 1. The Association shall have two classes of voting membership:
(a) With the exception of the Declarant, every person, group of persons or entity who is a record owner of a fee interest in any Lot which is or becomes subject by covenants of record to assessment by the Association shall be a Class A member of the Association, provided, however, that any such person, group of persons or entity who holds such interest solely as security for the performance of an obligation shall not be a member and provided, further, that any person, group of persons, or entity who holds such an interest in any Lot designated by Common Area shall not be a member on account thereof. Class A members shall be entitled to one vote for each Lot in which they hold the interest required for membership. In the event that more than one person, group of persons or entity is the record owner of a fee interest in any Lot, then the vote for the membership appurtenant to such Lot shall be exercised as they among themselves determine, but in no event shall more than one vote be case with respect to any Lot; and
(b) The Class B member shall be the Declarant and shall be entitled to three votes for each Lot in which it holds the interest otherwise required for Class A membership, provided, however, that each Class B membership shall lapse and become a nullity on the first to happen of the following events:
(i) When the total votes outstanding in the Class A membership equal the total votes outstanding in the Class B membership; or
(ii) on December 31, 1980.
Section 2. The Association may, from time to time, extend the benefits of membership in the Association to persons other than those owning Lots, for such fees or considerations as may from time to time be determined by the Association, provided, however:
(a) that such membership shall not be extended to the general public but only to persons residing in the immediate vicinity of the Property; and
(b) that such members shall not have the right to vote, nor shall have any proprietary interest in the Property of the Association.
Membership and Voting Rights. SECTION 1. Every Lot Owner who is subject to assessment by the Association as hereinafter provided shall be a member of the Association. Membership shall be appurtenant to, and may not be separated from, ownership of any Lot which is subject to assessment. When any Lot is owned of record in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety, or by some other legal entity, their membership as to such Lot shall be joint and the rights of such membership (including the voting power arising therefrom) shall be exercised as specified herein. A corporate member’s vote shall be cast by the president of the member corporation or by any other officer or proxy appointed by the president or designated by the Board of Directors of such corporation. When two or more persons hold an interest in any Lot as owners thereof, all such persons shall be members. The vote for such Lot shall be exercised by one of such persons as proxy or nominee for all persons holding an interest as owners in the Lot and in no event shall more than one vote be cast with respect to any Lot, except as provided above with respect to Developer. If joint owners are unable to specify by their majority vote how their vote shall be cast, then no vote shall be cast with respect to such Lot.
SECTION 2. The Association shall have two classes of voting membership:
Class A. Class A members shall be all Lot Owners, with the exception of the Developer or its assignees as hereinafter provided, and shall be entitled to one vote for each Lot owned. When more than one person holds an interest in any lot, all such persons shall be members.
Class B. The Class B member shall be the Developer and any assignee of the Developer to whom such rights have been assigned in writing. The Class B member shall be entitled to four (4) votes for each Lot owned. For voting purposes, any and all Lots shown on the Master Plan but not yet platted shall also be counted as Lots owned by the Developer or its assignee and the Owner of any such unplatted Lots shall be entitled to four (4) votes for each Lot owned prior to the termination of the Class B Membership and one vote for each unplatted Lot thereafter.
SECTION 3. The Class B memberships shall continue until the earlier of (i) one year after 100% of the total Lots shown on the Master Plan have been sold by the Developer, (ii) ten
Membership and Voting Rights. Section 1. Every Lot Owner who is subject to assessment by the Association as hereinafter provided shall be a member of the Association. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of any Lot which is subject to assessment.
Section 2. The Association shall have two classes of voting membership. Class A. Class A members shall be all Lot Owners, with the exception of the Developer, and shall be entitled to one vote for each Lot owned. When more than one person holds an interest in any Lot, all such persons shall be members. The vote for such Lot shall be exercised as they determine, but in no event shall more than one vote be cast with respect to any Lot.