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[A minimal statement establishing the House of Delegates]
i)There shall be a House of Delegates, whose members shall be elected in equal numbers from each of the three Geographical Areas.
ii)The function of the House of Delegates is to represent the following constituent organisations of the IPA: Component Societies, Regional Association, Provisional Societies and Study Groups.
iii)One area Representative shall be elected by these House of Delegates members from each Geographical Area to represent the interests of that Geographical Area.
iv)The three area Representatives shall be Voting Members of Council.
[There are defects in the present Bye-law 9 to provide for the replacement of a disabled President]
Proposed amendment to the IPA Bye-law 9:
Notwithstanding the provisions shall be adopted.
(a)When it is necessary to replace the President, the President-Elect who was installed at least one calendar year previously will assume office. Otherwise the Secretary shall consult all voting members of Council as to which voting member of the present Council, or if deemed necessary, a past Council, who is from the same Geographical Area as the President should become the Interim President. A simple majority of Council votes cast to elect the Interim President shall decide. In case of a tie, The Secretary shall have a second and deciding vote. The elected Interim President shall hold office until a new (Replacement) President (from the same Geographical Area, if still in the Area's quadrennium of eligibility) is elected and installed.
The slate of candidates for the election of the new Replacement President will be prepared by the Nominating Committee that prepared the slate of candidates for the immediately preceding election of Officers. The Replacement President sh