Excerpt from Veterans Council Clay County By-Laws dated January referencing membership, delegates, and voting. ​ 300.    ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP: 301.    MEMBERSHIP   The Council shall have members.  a)    Membership is voluntary and open to veteran service organizations. Membership shall be granted upon approval of a submitted application.  b)    Constituent Member Organizations include those organizations whose membership is predominately comprised of Veterans, such as American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, or Vietnam Veterans of America. c)    Affiliated Member Organizations, include Auxiliary Organizations of 301.b) and other tax-exempt non-profit organizations whose primary mission is to improve the welfare of Veterans. d)    Professional Organizations with an interest in supporting veterans may join, attend, and participate in meetings but will be non-voting members. (For-Profit) e)    Participants who attend meetings because of the nature of their position or job are considered Ex Officio members. f)    Individuals requesting membership will be referred to a member organization for participation.  g)    Constituent Member and Affiliated Member Organizations may delegate two members of their organization to serve as liaison members of the Council, hereby known as Voting Delegates. Professional Organizations may also appoint delegates as Non-voting Delegates. h)    Annually in April, these members shall elect Officers/Directors for the positions enumerated in Article 401. 302.    VOTING MEMBER DELEGATES AND ALTERNATE — Constituent Member and Affiliated Organizations listed in Appendix A are entitled to two delegates as voting delegates plus one alternate. Each delegate is entitled to one vote and in the absence of either delegate, the alternate is entitled to vote only once, however, no more than two votes shall be allowed at any meeting of this body. The organization without delegates forfeits their voting power. Organizations who join as Non-Affiliated Members are not considered voting members. 303.    DUES AND FEES — Annually, each Constituent Member and Affiliated Member Organizations are assessed at $55.00 per organization dues fees with a $5.00 late fee. Dues fees are paid in advance no later than April 30 of each year by Constituent and Affiliated Member Organizations. Ex Officio Members are exempt from membership fees. The Board of Directors may adjust the dues fees as may be necessary; however, they should make notice to the membership of rationale for change.