[CW] Recall of Directors - ARRL

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

The only remedy that I can see in the ARRL Articles of Association and
related Bylaws and Rules and Regulations comes under Bylaw 24 and Article 7.

If no less than 10% of the Full Members in any Territorial Division (e.g.
ATLANTIC DIVISION, DAKOTA DIVISION, NEW ENGLAND DIVISION) sign a recall
petition in accordance with the provisions of ARRL Bylaw 24, a Director can
be removed.

Bylaw 24.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of the Articles of
Association, members of a territorial division may petition for recall of
the director of their division. Any League member may give notice of
proposed recall by mailing to the Secretary by certified mail a letter to
that effect. The fact of receipt will be communicated only to Officers, the
Director concerned, the sender and the Election Committee. The recall
petition shall be presented to the Secretary not later than 75 days after
the mailing of the notice of recall and not later than June 1st of the final
year of the term of office. A valid petition shall contain the dated
signatures obtained on or after the date of mailing of the notice to the
Secretary, and will include not less than 10 percent of the number of Full
members voting in the election at which the director was elected or not less
than 10 percent of the Full members resident in the division on the
preceding December 31st if the director was elected without membership
balloting. Upon certification by the Election Committee that the petition is
valid, the Secretary shall prepare a ballot asking the single question,
"Shall the Director be recalled, yes or no." If a majority of the votes cast
are for recall, then the office of director shall be declared vacant. No
director shall be subject to more than one recall election during a single
term of office. A person removed from office by recall, shall not be
eligible to be a candidate for Director or Vice Director for three years
following removal from office.

Article 7:

A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to occur upon the death,
resignation, recall, move of permanent residence outside the division from
which elected, or refusal to act of any Director. Upon the occurrence of
such vacancy, the Secretary shall proclaim it and thereafter the duties of
the Director shall be assumed by the Vice Director, and the Vice Director
shall hold office of Director for the remainder of the term for which he was
elected Vice Director. Should the office of Vice Director be vacant, the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the President. The Vice Director
shall also serve as Director at any meeting of the Board of Directors which
the Director is unable to attend.