These model bylaws are to serve as a guide in preparing AAEA section bylaws that meet Agricultural & Applied Economics Association requirements.

To see where the AAEA Bylaws give members the power to form sections, see the corresponding section of the Operating Policies.

ARTICLE I. NAME AND OBJECTIVES

Section 1. Name. The name of this section shall be the                           Section, a subsidiary organization of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. Hereinafter it is referred to as the "Section" and the "Association", respectively. In the event of any conflict between the bylaws of this section and the constitution or bylaws of the Association, those of the Association shall prevail.

Section 2. Goals. The goals of the section shall be the same as that of the Association as stated in its constitution and nothing in these bylaws shall be inconsistent with the Association constitution or bylaws.

Section3. Statement of Purposes. The Objective of this section shall be:

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ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership. Membership in this section is open to all interested members of the Association who pay the dues established by the section. All classes of Association members shall enjoy the privileges of the section.

Section 2. Resignation. Any member may resign section membership by writing the executive director of the Association.

Section 3. Termination. Termination of membership or reinstatement shall be on the same basis as for membership in the Association.

ARTICLE III. OFFICERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE

Section 1. Officers. The officers of the section shall consist of a chair, chair-elect and secretary.

Section 2. Terms of Office. The chair and chair-elect shall serve for a term of one (1) year or until their successors qualify. Upon completion of the term, the chair-elect shall automatically succeed to the office of chair. The secretary may serve a two-year term. Terms of the officers shall correspond to the governance year of the Association.

Section 3. Duties. The duties of the officers shall be those customarily performed by such officers together with those responsiblities prescribed by the constitution and bylaws of the Association, by this section's bylaws, and such other duties as may be assigned by the section executive committee.

    a. The section chair shall preside at all meetings of the section, execute the decisions and recommendations of the section executive committee, appoint all committees authorized by these bylaws, develop the section annual budget, represent the section to the Association, and sign vouchers for section expenses and transmit them to the executive secretary of the Association for payment.

    b. The section chair-elect shall assume the duties of the chair in the absence of the chair. He shall also develop the section's program sessions for the Association's annual meeting.

    c. The section shall keep a record of the proceedings of the section and the section executive committee, receive a list of members form the Association and send members such notices as the business of the section may require, conduct the assigned correspondence of the section, submit to the executive director of the Association results of th section election by June 1, by September 30 prepare a report covering section activities for the year and submit it to the executive director of the Association for review by the executive board, by August 30 notify the executive director of the Association of any dues to be assessed by the section fro the following calendar year, sign vouchers for section expenses and transmit them to the executive secretary of the Association for payment and receive the section financial reports from the executive director of the Association.

ARTICLE IV. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Section 1. Duties. The section executive committee shall be the governing body of the section and shall have full power to conduct, manage and direct the business affairs of the section in accordance with these bylaws and with the constitution and bylaws of the Association.

Section 2. Composition. The section executive committee shall consist of the chair, the chair-elect, the secretary, the immediate past-chair,      members-at-large elected from the membership of the section.

Section 3. Representation. Nominees for membership on the section executive committee shall be chosen to represent the broad spectrum of section membership.

Section 4. Term. Elected members-at-large of the section executive committee shall serve for a term of two (2) years on a rotated basis such that one-half of the members are elected each year.

Section 5. Vacancies. Vacancies on the section executive committee shall be filled by the section executive committee. Any individual so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the governance year. At the next annual election the section shall elect a member to complete the members unexpired term.

ARTICLE V. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS

Section 1. Nominations. The immediate past-chair will serve as chair of the nominating committee. The section chair will appoint two additional members to serve on the nominating committee. The members of the section shall be notified of the positions to be filled and shall be solicited for suggestions for nominees for section offices and members-at-large. The nominating committee shall nominate two (2) or more candidates for each elective position. No nominee's name is to be placed on the ballot unless the nominee has confirmed a willingness to serve if elected.

Section 2. Elections. Elections shall be during the business meeting of the section. Tie votes for any position shall be resolved by lot by chair of the nominating committee.

Section 3. Results. The secretary shall report the results of the election to the executive director of the Association by August 15.

ARTICLE VI. MEETINGS

Section 1. Business Meeting. The section shall hold a business meeting annually in connection with the annual meeting of the Association. A quorum for transaction of business at a section meeting shall consist of fifteen (15) qualified voting members or 5 percent of the members of the section whichever is smaller.

Section 2. Executive Committee Meetings. The section executive committee shall meet upon the call of the chair of at the request of a simple majority of the members of the section executive committee. Conference phone calls may substitute for a meeting. A majority of the members of the section executive committee including at least two (2) of the officers shall constitute a quorum for either physical or conference call meetings. In the absence of a quorum, a meeting of the section executive committee shall adjourn to another date.

ARTICLE VII. FISCAL

Section 1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year for the section shall be the same as the fiscal year for the Association.

Section 2. Dues. Members of the section shall pay annual dues. The secretary shall notify the executive director of the Association no later than August 31 of the amount for the following year. Dues are paid in advance on the same basis as the Association dues. Funds collected shall be deposited in the general funds of the Association and credited to the section.

Section 3. Budget. The annual section budget shall be prepared by the chair-elect and submitted by September 30 to the executive board of the Association at their fall board meeting.

Section 4. Dissolution. In the event of the dissolution of the section or revocation of its charter, all section funds remaining after the discharge of all debts and obligations shall be conveyed to the AAEA Foundation.

ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS

These bylaws may be amended by 2/3 of the members present at any annual business meeting of the section at which a quorum is present or by a majority vote of members of the section returning ballots by mail.

ARTICLE IX. DISSOLUTION

The executive board of the Association may revoke the Charter of the section if the section becomes inactive, fails to fulfill its purpose, or fails to submit the required reports to the Association. Such revocation of the section Charter shall not affect the standing in the Association of the members of the section.