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- Sec. 1
- All individual members of this Club shall be at least 18 years of age. No person shall
be excluded from individual membership in, or from any program or activity of, this Club
because of age (except those persons under 18 years of age), race, color, creed, gender,
national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability, so long
as the individual, through his or her own effort, is able to participate in the program.
However, the Bylaws of this Club
may provide for other restrictions on the composition of the individual membership. e.g.,
to the employees of a particular company or agency, residents of a specific community, or
people sharing a special interest.
- Sec. 2
- This Club is a private association, and membership herein shall be by invitation only.
Any individual member may sponsor an eligible prospective individual member, and invite
him or her to join this Club, so long as the person is not currently suspended or removed
from good standing with Toastmasters International under Article III, Sec. 8, of the
Bylaws of Toastmasters International. Application for individual membership shall be made
on the form provided by Toastmasters International.
- Sec. 3
- All active individual members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of this
Club, and all individual members shall share in its responsibilities. These
responsibilities shall include support of its purposes and constructive contribution to
its program and
- Sec. 4
- Inactive individual membership is provided for as follows:
- Inactive individual membership in this Club may be conferred by the Executive Committee
of this Club on any individual member requesting an extended absence from Club meetings,
or who wishes to maintain individual membership without regular attendance at Club
meetings. An individual member may also be classified as inactive for continued absence
without notice. An inactive individual member may be restored to active individual
membership by the Club Executive Committee upon request, provided there is a vacancy on
the active roster of this Club.
- Inactive individual members shall have no voting privileges, shall not hold office,
shall not be counted toward a quorum of the Club membership, and shall not participate in
International Speech Contests. However, this Club may count any inactive individual
members toward qualification for minimum Toastmasters International standards for member
Clubs. Inactive individual members shall pay at least such portion of their Club dues as
this Club pays to Toastmasters International as the per capita payment for such inactive
individual member, and shall pay any additional amount specified in the Bylaws of this
Club. Except as provided herein, the rights, obligations, and conditions of inactive
membership shall be as stated in the Bylaws of this Club.
- Sec. 5
- Honorary individual membership may be conferred upon any qualified person by the
favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the active individual members of this Club at a
Club business meeting. Such membership shall be restricted to persons whose activities and
public statements are consistent with the purposes of Toastmasters International. Honorary
individual members have no voting privileges, shall not hold office, shall not be counted
toward a quorum of the Club membership, and shall not participate in speech contests.
Honorary individual members shall be exempt from all Club fees and dues, and their per
capita payments to Toastmasters International shall be paid by this Club. Except as
provided herein, the rights, obligations, and conditions of honorary membership shall be
as stated in the Bylaws of this Club.
- Sec. 6
- Inactive and honorary individual members are not eligible to serve in any Club office.
They are not entitled to places on the regular speakers' program but may serve as
substitutes when requested by the Club President or the Toastmaster of the meeting. They
may also participate in Club discussions and serve as evaluators.
- Sec. 7
- This Club may establish, from time to time, routine procedures for dropping individual
members who fail to pay Club dues, who miss a certain number of meetings, or who fall
below other minimum standards as determined by the Club or Toastmasters International. In
addition, this Club may expel, suspend, or decline to renew Club membership of any
individual member (a) who does not support this Club's purposes; (b) who does not
constructively contribute to this Club's program and activities; (c) who acts in a manner
inconsistent with standards of conduct set by this Club or by Toastmasters International;
or (d) for other just cause. Such standards include ethical, political, and other
standards of conduct that may be established by the Toastmasters International Board of
Directors from time to time and published as policy bulletins. This Club shall follow such
policies and procedures as may be adopted by the Toastmasters International Board for Club
expulsions, suspensions, or other disciplinary actions. If this Club does not expel an
individual member for violations of Toastmasters International standards of conduct, after
written request to do so is made by the International President, this Club may be expelled
from Toastmasters International unless its failure to act can be justified to the
satisfaction of the Board of Directors.
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