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Article I
General Provisions
1.1 Name: The name of the organization shall be the 529 West
29th Street Tenants’ Association, AKA, 529 West 29.
Article II
Membership
2.2 Voting by Members: Members shall have one vote each which
shall be cast according to the provisions of the Constitution
and By-Laws.
2.3 Meetings: The 529 West 29 shall meet once every other
month, preferably on the second Monday, at a time and location
selected by the presiding officer or the Executive Committee.
The presiding officer or the Executive Committee may also post-
pone meetings of the 529 West 29 if deemed necessary.
2.7 Officers of the 529 West 29: The 529 West 29 shall elect
the following officers to conduct its meetings and represent the
529 West 29 as directed by Membership: The slates of President
and Vice-President. The officers shall be elected by a majority
of the eligible members present and voting at the time of the
election, which shall be the first meeting of each year. In the
event a member is out of town or unavailable at the time of vot-
ing due to professional obligations they may cast an absentee
ballot or proxy vote delivered to the Front Desk up to 1/2 Hour
prior to the commencement of vote tallying. The absentee ballot
shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the Members name,
signature and apartment number printed on the front of the enve-
lope. In the case of a proxy vote any legal resident of 529
West 29th Street may submit a proxy ballot for a member unavail-
able to vote. The proxy ballot shall be enclosed in a sealed
envelope with the members name, signature and apartment number
printed on the front of the envelope. The proxy voter shall
also identify themselves in a like manner but also further des-
ignate that they are the proxy. Finally, a member who intends
to cast an absentee ballot or proxy vote shall notify the Elec-
tion Committee Chair no less than 24 Hours prior to the day of
voting. The previous term’s officers shall hold office and the
duties thereof until replaced by the newly elected officers.
The President shall not vote in the General Elections but only
be entitled to one vote to be cast only in the case of a dead-
lock in voting. If the President is unavailable then the Vice-
President shall fulfill that role. Only those members may vote
who have attended at least two (2) Membership Meetings in the
calendar year.
ARTICLE III
Executive Committee
Amendment