614.42 Representative form of government.
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614.42 Representative form of government.
(1)Supreme governing body. The fraternal shall have a supreme governing body consisting either of:
(a)Board of directors. A board with some directors elected directly by the members or by their representatives in intermediate assemblies under sub.
(2), and other directors prescribed in the fraternal’s laws. The elected directors shall constitute a majority in number and not less than the number of votes required to amend those articles or bylaws of the fraternal that can be amended without consent of the members. The board shall meet at least quarterly to conduct the business of the fraternal. The elected directors shall be elected on a plan that ensures equal weight to each fraternal member’s vote. Voting may be conducted by mail, by electronic means, or by any other method or combination of methods approved by the board and prescribed in the fraternal’s bylaws.